December 21, 2016, Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Conservation, PhotographyRansom Center conservator treats preliminary layouts for Ed Ruscha’s Hard Light The Edward Ruscha Papers and Art Collection at the Harry Ransom Center includes preliminary layout sheets for Hard Light, a collaborative artist’s book published by Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner in 1978.
December 20, 2016, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsFrom Mainz to Austin: Carl H. Pforzheimer’s Gutenberg Bible and its earlier owners Eric White, Curator of Rare Books at Princeton University, discusses the Ransom Center’s Gutenberg Bible on Thursday, February 9, at 7 p.m. for the Center’s annual Pforzheimer lecture.
December 12, 2016, Filed Under: Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: Q&A with Visual Materials Assistant Michael Gilmore Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center.
December 11, 2016, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsPoet Matthew Zapruder on poetry, and why poems shouldn’t be treated as secret codes Award-winning poet, editor, and translator Matthew Zapruder reads selections of his poetry and from his forthcoming book, Why Poetry, “an incisive argument for poetry’s accessibility to all readers” on Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Ransom Center.
December 8, 2016, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsLetters and diaries of major artistic figures of the twentieth century illuminate Mary Hutchinson, but who was she? Learn about Mary Hutchinson, the woman who influenced the lives and works of writers T. S. Eliot, Aldous Huxley, and Samuel Beckett.
December 7, 2016, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, FilmSecret Scripture’s Sebastian Barry on the journey from Dublin to Hollywood Dublin-born author Sebastian Barry has received high praise for his novels, poetry, and plays alike. The mastermind behind a repertoire of over 20 published works, Barry weaves together the onward flow of modern Irish history, allusions to family folktales, and colorful characters with graceful sympathy. His 2008 novel, The Secret… read more
