October 19, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Photography, Research + Teaching"The Lives and Work of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim" Tonight, J. B. Colson, Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Fellow of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and Roy Flukinger, Ransom Center Senior Research Curator of Photography, discuss the lives and work of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim at the Ransom Center. This event will be held in conjunction with… read more
October 14, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsCharles R. Larson on African literature Tonight, Charles R. Larson of American University speaks about his collection of African, African American, and Native American literature, acquired by the Harry Ransom Center> in 2009. Bernth Lindfors, University of Texas at Austin emeritus professor of English, hosts the conversation. Here Larson shares how he became interested in African… read more
September 16, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsView photos of "A Picture Perfect Evening" The Harry Ransom Center celebrated the opening of its exhibition, Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection, with a “Picture Perfect Evening” on Friday, September 10. Guests enjoyed informal tours of the exhibition, photo-inspired screenings, “make-and-take” photo keepsakes with The WonderCraft, cocktails courtesy of Tito’s Handmade Vodka, hors d’oeuvres,… read more
