Elizabeth Olds (1896–1991) was the first woman visual artist to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1926 to advance her study of portraiture.
Art
Conservation treatment gives new life to St. Jerome in His Study
In addition to two portraits by the artist Mary Beale, the Ransom Center’s old master painting St. Jerome in His Study will be exhibited in the newly renovated galleries of the University’s Blanton Museum of Art from February 2017 to February 2019.
Austin Community Foundation grant assists forthcoming Mexico Modern exhibition
The Harry Ransom Center is pleased to share the news that we received a $17,930 grant from the Austin Community Foundation.