February 28, 2013, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNew websites for the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph The Ransom Center launched updated websites for its two permanent exhibitions, the Gutenberg Bible and the First Photograph. The websites contain information, interactive components, and content geared toward children related to each exhibition. The Gutenberg Bible is the first substantial book printed from movable type on a printing press. It… read more
February 5, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingResearching Austen in Austin: Archival research reveals connections between Jane Austen’s characters and real-life celebrities and politicians Janine Barchas is an associate professor of English at The University of Texas at Austin. Barchas used the Ransom Center’s collections as she conducted research for her book Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity, published this past fall by John Hopkins University Press. She writes about… read more
January 31, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsArt critic Jed Perl’s "Magicians and Charlatans" The Harry Ransom Center welcomes Jed Perl, art critic for The New Republic, and Peter Kayafas, Director of the Eakins Press Foundation, to discuss their work on Magicians and Charlatans: Essays on Art and Culture and the way that artists, writers, and publishers have responded to the digital age. The… read more
