July 5, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Theatre + Performing ArtsRemembering P. T. Barnum’s pre-circus career on his birthday July 5, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of P. T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum, famed circus showman, museum proprietor, lecturer, author, and one-time mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Barnum loved that his birthday followed the July 4 holiday, and in his first autobiography, The Life of P.T. Barnum, Written… read more
June 29, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmCostumes reveal character revelations As the Making Movies exhibition demonstrates, a costume can reveal much about a film character. For example, a character’s social and economic class can be represented through the style and quality of her or his clothes, shoes, and jewelry, and whether those clothes are clean and fresh or tattered and… read more
June 29, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmFilm curator discusses "Making Movies" exhibition Associate Curator of Film Steve Wilson elaborates about Making Movies, an exhibition that focuses on the artistic collaboration that is unique to the medium. Wilson shares how the Ransom Center’s holdings document the history of the motion picture industry to illustrate the highly collaborative nature of the movie-making process.
