January 26, 2011, Filed Under: Art, PhotographyPlate painted by Pablo Picasso donated to Ransom Center by photojournalist Duncan The Ransom Center has received a plate painted by Pablo Picasso from David Douglas Duncan, a photojournalist whose archive resides at the Ransom Center. Duncan donated the plate in honor of his friendship with Stanley Marcus, who suggested that Duncan donate his archive to the Ransom Center in 1996. The… read more
January 19, 2011, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyNational Gallery of Art’s symposium ‘Truth to Nature: British Photography and Pre-Raphaelitism’ Ransom Center Curator of Photography David Coleman participates in the National Gallery of Art’s symposium “Truth to Nature: British Photography and Pre-Raphaelitism” in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, January 22. Coleman presents “Matters of Fact and Pleasant Fictions: Henry Peach Robinson and Victorian Composition Photography,” elaborating on Robinson’s relationship with Pre-Raphaelite… read more
December 16, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyView video of “Gernsheim Plays 20 Questions with George Bernard Shaw” In this video clip from a 1978 interview, J. B. Colson, Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Fellow of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, asks Helmut Gernsheim about his letter collection of famous and contemporary photographers, including correspondence with George Bernard Shaw. In this clip, Gernsheim discusses how he… read more
