November 9, 2017, Filed Under: ArtExploring Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” in the Ransom Center’s collection On January 6, 1941, Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered a powerful State of the Union address. In it the president explained his decision to supply arms and materials to the Allied war effort. Occurring 11 months prior to U.S. entry into World War II, Roosevelt’s speech described the support as a… read more
October 18, 2017, Filed Under: Art, Meet the StaffMeet the Staff: An interview with new Curator of Art Tracy Bonfitto Tracy Bonfitto has joined the Ransom Center as the new curator of art. She has worked at the Getty Research Institute, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She was previously a lecturer in the Art History Department at UCLA.
October 18, 2017, Filed Under: Art, Meet the StaffNew Curator of Art appointed The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin has appointed a new curator of art who will focus on improving the Ransom Center’s ability to support students, scholars and the public through the interpretation of its rich art holdings.
