February 28, 2013, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNew websites for the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph The Ransom Center launched updated websites for its two permanent exhibitions, the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph. The websites contain information, interactive components, and content geared toward children related to each exhibition. The Gutenberg Bible is the first substantial book printed from movable type on a printing press. It… read more
February 22, 2013, Filed Under: Film, Research + TeachingRobert De Niro’s “Silver Linings Playbook” costume ensemble on view Robert De Niro received his seventh Academy Award® nomination for his supporting role in Silver Linings Playbook (2012). The Ransom Center holds De Niro’s collection of papers and costumes and props, which includes materials from each of his nominated roles in Cape Fear (1991), Awakenings (1990), Raging Bull (1980), The… read more
February 21, 2013, Filed Under: Conservation, PhotographySenior Research Curator of Photography Discusses Photography in the Digital Age In “Technology: No Place For Wimps,” Ransom Center Senior Research Curator of Photography Roy Flukinger joins Carol Henry, fine-art photographer, and James M. Reilly, founder and director of the Image Performance Institute at the Rochester Institute of Technology, in a discussion about photography in the digital age. The discussion, which… read more
February 19, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Film"Martin Scorsese" exhibition features items from Ransom Center Martin Scorsese’s influential filmmaking legacy is the focus of a new exhibition, aptly titled Martin Scorsese, at the Deutsche Kinemathek—Museum für Film und Fernsehen in Berlin. The exhibition, which opened in January and runs through May 12, purports to examine “the rich spectrum of Scorsese’s oeuvre,” including his sources of… read more
February 14, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsFrida Kahlo’s "Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" back on display today Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940), one of the Ransom Center’s most famous and frequently borrowed works of art, is on display through July 28. Since 1990 the painting has been on almost continuous loan, featured in exhibitions in more than 25 museums in the… read more
February 12, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNow open: “Arnold Newman: Masterclass” The exhibition Arnold Newman: Masterclass opens today at the Harry Ransom Center and runs through May 12. This exhibition explores the career of photographer Arnold Newman (1918–2006), who created iconic portraits of some of the most influential innovators, celebrities, and cultural figures of the twentieth century. Newman’s archive resides at… read more
