May 8, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Books + ManuscriptsFrom the Outside In: Illustration from "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," John Tenniel, 1865 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
April 29, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Authors, Books + ManuscriptsFrom the Outside In: Illustration for Lewis Carroll’s "Hiawatha’s Photographing," Arthur B. Frost, 1883. 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
February 14, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsFrida Kahlo’s "Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" back on display today Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940), one of the Ransom Center’s most famous and frequently borrowed works of art, is on display through July 28. Since 1990 the painting has been on almost continuous loan, featured in exhibitions in more than 25 museums in the… read more
