October 18, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsJames Turrell events on campus this weekend include talk by Turrell and tour of Ransom Center display To complement The University of Texas at Austin’s new James Turrell piece The Color Inside opening on campus this week, a selection of books and artworks associated with Turrell are on view at the Harry Ransom Center in the third-floor Director’s Gallery. Several events are planned around campus today and… read more
July 17, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyIn the galleries: Anna Atkins’s “Peacock Feathers” and Anna Krachey’s “Filament” Although Anna Atkins and Anna Krachey share a first name, Krachey acknowledges a much deeper connection. A member of Austin-based artist collective Lakes Were Rivers, Krachey came across Atkins’s work in the Ransom Center’s collections. She noticed an exploration of light, layering, and space that was similar to her own… read more
May 13, 2013, Filed Under: Art, AuthorsFrom the Outside In: Emanuel Romano, "Portrait of Carson McCullers," ca. 1949 The atria on the first floor of the Ransom Center are surrounded by windows featuring etched reproductions of images from the collections. The windows offer visitors a hint of the cultural treasures to be discovered inside. From the Outside In is a series that highlights some of these images and… read more
