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Marissa Kessenich

November 30, 2016, Filed Under: Film, Research + Teaching

Behind the real magic of Hollywood’s Golden Age

Co-authored by Karen Maness and Richard Isackes, lecturer and professor in The University of Texas’s Department of Theatre & Dance, The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop (Regan Arts) offers an unprecedented look at the breathtaking hand-painted backdrops of old Hollywood films like Cleopatra (1917), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and… read more 

November 28, 2016, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Meet the Staff

Meet the Staff: Rob Hay, Head of Exhibition Services

Rob during installation of the spring 2016 exhibition Look Inside: New Photography Acquistions.

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. Rob Hay has been at the Harry Ransom Center for two and a half years. He worked as a preparator before taking on his current position… read more 

November 22, 2016, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts

Bringing Anne Sexton back into the conversation: Q&A with Amanda Golden

Anne Sexton, n.d. (Anne Sexton Literary File, Photography Collection, container PH:LH, Sexton, A, box 3, accession no. 981:0089:0060. Anne Sexton literary file, Harry Ransom Center.

Amanda Golden’s collection of essays This Business of Words: Reassessing Anne Sexton brings new attention to Anne Sexton’s poetry, archives, and legacy.

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