April 1, 2007, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsSelected items from the American Twenties Letter from Grace Hall Hemingway to Ernest Hemingway, July 24, 1920, “handed to him on 27 July 1920.” Hemingway (1899-1961) was 21 years old when his mother wrote him this letter (one page of her hand-written copy is shown) telling him that he was overdrawn in the bank account of his… read more
January 1, 2007, Filed Under: UncategorizedRansom Center acquires additional Bernard Malamud materials The Harry Ransom Center recently acquired new materials related to writer Bernard Malamud. These materials, purchased from his daughter, Janna Malamud Smith, complement the existing Malamud archive at the Ransom Center, which comprises more than 37 boxes of correspondence and papers. The Ransom Center acquired the original collection in the… read more
January 1, 2007, Filed Under: PhotographyInsider’s perspective: Artist Binh Danh The Ransom Center’s photography collection was pleased to acquire several pieces by emerging artist Binh Danh this past year. Danh has pioneered a fascinating mode of printing directly on plant leaves through the natural process of photosynthesis. By placing a negative in contact with a living leaf and then exposing… read more
