March 8, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsUr-Knopf: An early Knopf book is reunited with larger Knopf library June 1915. Gene Stratton-Porter and Pollyanna held their dull sway over the American best-seller lists. A young publisher on the make, who had been fired by his house for planning to poach one of its authors, had just decided to go into business for himself. With seed money from his… read more
March 7, 2012, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsAuthor T. C. Boyle’s archive acquired The Ransom Center has acquired the archive of novelist and short-story writer Tom Coraghessan “T. C.” Boyle, author of such acclaimed works as The Tortilla Curtain (1995) and World’s End (1987). Spanning more than 30 years from the 1970s through the present, the archive covers the breadth of Boyle’s prolific… read more
March 6, 2012, Filed Under: Authors, Books + ManuscriptsThere really is “Something About Arthur”: A peek into Charlotte Brontë’s childhood The daughters of Patrick Brontë built a literary empire. Combined, the three women published seven novels and two books of poetry. In 1847 alone, Charlotte published Jane Eyre, Emily published Wuthering Heights, and Anne published Agnes Grey. For the Brontës, literature was a way of life that started young. Charlotte’s… read more
March 5, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, Research + TeachingRobert Alter shares insight about the King James Bible In conjunction with the current exhibition The King James Bible: Its History and Influence, Robert Alter speaks this Thursday about “The Question of Eloquence in the King James Version.” The event, which is co-sponsored by the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, takes place in Jessen Auditorium. Alter is a professor… read more
March 2, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Photography‘Arnold Newman: Masterclass’ Opens in Berlin Organized by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography (FEP) in collaboration with the Harry Ransom Center, the exhibition Arnold Newman: Masterclass explores the career of Arnold Newman, one of the finest portrait photographers of the twentieth century. The exhibition opens March 3 in Germany at C|O Berlin, and the… read more
March 1, 2012, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsThe company she keeps: Frida’s work among women surrealists at LACMA The Ransom Center recently loaned Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for the exhibition In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States. Co-organized by LACMA and the Museo de Arte Moderno (MAM)… read more
