September 18, 2009, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsBecome a member of the Ransom Center The Harry Ransom Center recently celebrated the opening of its exhibitions From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe and Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works with a reception for members. View photographs from the evening. As a member, you can enjoy a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the… read more
September 15, 2009, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsHow do you make the world go ’round? The Ransom Center’s Coronelli Celestial globe (ca. 1688) is almost five feet high and depicts several constellations labeled in Italian and Latin. To coincide with the current exhibition, Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works, the technology and digital services department developed a virtual model of the globe for our website. Photographer… read more
September 8, 2009, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsFrom the Galleries: Poe in popular culture Poe’s influence on varied and broad swaths of popular culture—hard-boiled detective fiction, horror and suspense films, song lyrics, crime-scene-analysis dramas, graphic novels—seems to prove Allen Ginsberg’s claim that “everything leads to Poe.” Immortalized in the minds of readers and fans—as well as in television, film, t-shirts, and collectibles—Poe continues to… read more
