February 16, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Gordon Conway “Vanity Fair” cover illustration highlights shifting gender roles in World War I World War I played a crucial part in the transformation of gender roles. As men left for the battlefields, women took on traditionally male occupations at home. Buoyed by this experience and a new sense of confidence, these women started demanding more rights and independence. These shifting roles were mirrored… read more
December 3, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsDirector of Amon Carter Museum discusses concept of “westering” Andrew J. Walker, Director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, presents “Westering America: Frontier Thinking and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art” for the 2013 Amon Carter Lecture on Thursday, December 5 at 7 p.m. at the Harry Ransom Center. In his talk, Walker will explore… read more
November 8, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Digital Collections, PhotographyFor his most famous child portrait, Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) drew inspiration from an eighteenth-century painting The Ransom Center recently launched a new platform of digital collections on its website, which includes the Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) photography collection. More than 50 items from that collection, including the portraits highlighted in this blog post, can be viewed on the new platform. Posing for the… read more
