November 1, 2006, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsSelections from Feliks Topolski: Portraits of Britain’s Twentieth-Century Literary Greats The exhibition Felix Topolski: Portraits of Britain’s Twentieth-Century Literary Greats, runs through December 31, 2006. The Ransom Center acquired Topolski’s full-length portrait of George Bernard Shaw in 1960 and shortly thereafter commissioned the artist to paint a portrait series of great living British writers and playwrights. The commission of “Twenty… read more
October 1, 2006, Filed Under: AuthorsThe Alan Furst papers: Interrogation of a spy novelist One of the more thrilling aspects of being a writer is never knowing who might read your stuff. You can safely bet on your mom, a few colleagues, and the occasional library archivist, but beyond that, it’s a toss-up. Alan Furst hit the jackpot when a copy of his book… read more
