March 31, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsView a video about "¡Viva! Mexico’s Independence" The year 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, pivotal events in Mexico’s struggle for self-governance. In honor of this bicentennial and centennial, the Ransom Center’s exhibition ¡Viva! Mexico’s Independence showcases items from the Center’s holdings that relate to… read more
March 12, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Film, Research + TeachingScreenwriter and director Paul Schrader donates collection to Harry Ransom Center Screenwriter and director Paul Schrader has donated his collection to the Harry Ransom Center. Schrader wrote screenplays for such iconic films as Taxi Driver (1976), Blue Collar (1978), Raging Bull (1980), American Gigolo (1980), The Mosquito Coast (1986), and Affliction (1997). Schrader had previously donated Robert De Niro’s costume from… read more
March 5, 2010, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsView Frida Kahlo portrait and learn about its world travels The Harry Ransom Center is displaying Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s Self–portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) through March 21. The painting, one of the Ransom Center’s most famous and frequently borrowed art works, has been on almost continuous loan since 1990. During that time, the painting has been featured… read more
