September 7, 2010, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Photography"Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection" The exhibition Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection opens today at the Ransom Center. Drawn from the peerless collection of Helmut and Alison Gernsheim, the exhibition features masterpieces from photography’s first 150 years, alongside other images that, while lesser known, are integral to the medium’s history. Highlights include… read more
August 5, 2010, Filed Under: PhotographyWeb exhibition highlights world’s first photo Joseph Nicéphore Niépce captured the world’s first photograph in 1826 or 1827, but it took more than 125 years for it to be recognized as such. The photograph was rediscovered by photo historian Helmut Gernsheim, who found it lying forgotten in a trunk. “I held the foundation stone of photography… read more
July 20, 2010, Filed Under: Cataloging, PhotographyFrom the Archivist: Creating access to the Magnum Photos collection As is the case with any incoming collection, the Magnum Photos collection came with its own unique set of challenges. Ransom Center Curator of Photography David Coleman and I have worked to develop and implement a strategy for making the collection accessible to researchers in a timely and organized manner.… read more
