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
February 23, 2010, Filed Under: Authors, Exhibitions + EventsUT Students: Apply to participate in seminar with playwright, writer, and director David Mamet The Harry Ransom Center is pleased to provide current University of Texas at Austin graduate and undergraduate students with the opportunity to join playwright, writer, and director David Mamet on “A Journey Towards Meaning.” The Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum, is home to David Mamet’s archive, which… read more
February 15, 2010, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, FilmArt Director: Set design for boathouse in "Rebecca" The art director, in creating the environment that a character inhabits, reveals much about a character’s personality through the type of house, the style of furniture, the pictures on the walls, and even the items on the coffee table or in the kitchen sink. Furthermore, the sets designed by an… read more
