January 19, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNational Gallery of Art’s symposium ‘Truth to Nature: British Photography and Pre-Raphaelitism’ Ransom Center Curator of Photography David Coleman participates in the National Gallery of Art’s symposium “Truth to Nature: British Photography and Pre-Raphaelitism” in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, January 22. Coleman presents “Matters of Fact and Pleasant Fictions: Henry Peach Robinson and Victorian Composition Photography,” elaborating on Robinson’s relationship with Pre-Raphaelite… read more
January 18, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsUpcoming member events offer greater access to Ransom Center treasures “Wild at Heart,” the opening party for the spring exhibitions, is just one of the many exciting events that the Ransom Center has planned for members. View full calendar featuring a curator tour, mixology class, Magnum Photos presentation, and more. We invite you to join, upgrade, or renew today to… read more
January 13, 2011, Filed Under: Meet the Staff2011 Texas Medal of Arts Awards Honorees Include Ransom Center Director Staley The Texas Cultural Trust has announced honorees for the 2011 Texas Medal of Arts Awards. The honor, inspired by the National Medal of Arts, has been bestowed upon 59 Texas leaders and luminaries in the arts and entertainment industry for creative excellence and exemplary talents since its inception in 2001.… read more
January 13, 2011, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsLocks of Ages: The Leigh Hunt hair collection Among the most popular “show and tell” items at the Ransom Center is the collection of famous people’s hair compiled by the Romantic poet and essayist Leigh Hunt. It features locks from 21 authors and statesmen, including John Milton, John Keats, and George Washington. Scattered about the collections are many… read more
January 11, 2011, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsPrimp My Book: A brief history of the customized reading experience Long before viewers watched Pimp My Ride or American Chopper—in fact, long before the combustion engine—readers personalized, customized, glamorized, and just plain peacocked their books. Whether encrusted with jewels, adorned by portraits of queens, or scribbled upon with ballpoint pens, the books pictured here demonstrate post-market enhancements, or primping, as… read more
January 10, 2011, Filed Under: CatalogingRansom Center Receives Grant To Catalog Spanish Comedias Sueltas The Ransom Center has received $137,015 from the Council on Library and Information Resources Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives for “Revealing Texas Collections of Comedias Sueltas.” The Ransom Center holds more than 14,000 “comedias sueltas,” a generic term for plays published in small pamphlet formats in Spain from the… read more
