August 20, 2019, Filed Under: Conservation, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyIntroducing The Niépce Heliograph One of the most celebrated objects in the history of photography is featured in a permanent exhibition just inside the main entrance to the Harry Ransom Center. The untitled photograph—the earliest known surviving photograph made with the aid of the camera obscura—was produced in 1827 by the French scientist and… read more
February 25, 2019, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, Featured1, PhotographyArctic Passage On March 12, award-winning photographer and documentary filmmaker Louie Palu will install a series of photographs frozen in large ice blocks on the Ransom Center’s plaza. The photographs were made in the high Arctic over three years while Palu was on assignment for National Geographic. View the free installation, part… read more
January 11, 2019, Filed Under: PhotographyArchive examines creative process in photography More than 35 years ago, prominent artists Robert Frank, Dave Heath, Robert Heinecken and John Wood agreed to participate in a project exploring creativity in photography. Led by art historians Susan E. Cohen and William S. Johnson, the three-year collaborative project examined the artists’ creative process . Until now, no comprehensive… read more
