October 12, 2021, Filed Under: Art, Featured1, Meet the StaffQ & A: Registrar Ester Harrison When you see a favorite work of art on display in a traveling exhibition, do you ever wonder about its journey to that point? Under ideal conditions, it is a lengthy process involving museum staff and vendors from around the world. However, during a global pandemic, the role of a… read more
August 23, 2021, Filed Under: Featured1, Meet the StaffA word from our new Head of Membership, Monte Monreal Dear Friend, Hello, my name is Monte Monreal, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Head of Membership at the Harry Ransom Center.
June 5, 2020, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Featured1, Meet the StaffMany Years Later: Three Readings of One Hundred Years of Solitude With equal parts clarity and gilded nostalgia, I recall the first time I read the opening line of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. “Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to… read more
