Tonight, Charles R. Larson of American University speaks about his collection of African, African American, and Native American literature, acquired by the Harry Ransom Center> in 2009. Bernth Lindfors, University of Texas at Austin emeritus professor of English, hosts the conversation. Here Larson shares how he became interested in African… read more
Before and After: A Henry Peach Robinson photograph
“Before and After” goes behind the scenes with the the Ransom Center’s conservation department. The most recent installment highlighted work that Head of Photograph Conservation Barbara Brown completed on the Henry Peach Robinson photograph “Bringing Home the May,” taken ca. 1862–1863. Some of Robinson’s work is on view in the… read more
The travels of photojournalist David Douglas Duncan
Katherine Slusher, an art curator and writer based in Barcelona was a David Douglas Duncan Fellow at the Ransom Center in 2009. She writes about her research in the Duncan collection, which documents his travels all over the world as a photojournalist. Slusher’s article highlights Duncan’s extensive travels to the… read more