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Living with Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

October 3, 2021 - Tracy Bonfitto

Nickolas Muray seated in front of Frida Kahlo's self portrait

Imagine living every day alongside an important work of art. What if a painting today known and loved all over the world once served as the backdrop for your daily life, from family celebrations and milestone events to Sunday breakfasts and casual get-togethers with friends?

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Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1 Tagged With: archive, Art, Frida, Frida Kahlo

The archivist’s archive: Visions of the future past

April 24, 2018 - Stephen Mielke

Building plans from the 1960s show concepts for office and classroom arrangements for housing the Rare Books Collection, the foundation of the Harry Ransom Center.

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“My mind was blown, and so it began.” New curator of early books and manuscripts is former network and systems engineer

May 23, 2017 - Marissa Kessenich

Aaron T. Pratt has joined the Ransom Center as our new Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts.

[Read more…] about “My mind was blown, and so it began.” New curator of early books and manuscripts is former network and systems engineer

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Meet the Staff Tagged With: Aaron T. Pratt, archive, Books, Curator, early books, Manuscripts, Ohio State, Pforzheimer, Pforzheimer curator, Pforzheimer Library, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, staff, Yale

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