March 16, 2016, Filed Under: Art, Authors, Books + ManuscriptsAfrican American artists and writers in the Limited Editions Club The stories I selected span three decades and show (Zora Neal) Hurston’s diversity in writing styles and subject matter. I created my illustrations from fragments of fabric, paper and faded photos. The layering of images, patterns and textures evoke the feeling of memory and old tales retold. So they become,… read more
March 10, 2016, Filed Under: Research + TeachingRecent publications Alison K. Frazier, Editor The Saint between Manuscript and Print in Italy, 1400–1600 University of Toronto Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, July 2015 The 12 essays in this volume identify mutually interactive developments in media and saints’ cults at a time and in a place when both underwent profound… read more
March 4, 2016, Filed Under: Authors, Conservation, Digital CollectionsThinking outside the (tux) box: A novel solution to preserving the quirky diaries of the Guy Davenport collection Last year, Ransom Center archivist Richard Workman brought to my attention some journals that he was cataloging as part of the Guy Davenport Papers. Guy Davenport (1927–2005) was an American author, literary critic, and artist. Throughout his adulthood, he regularly kept journals of his day-to-day life and activities (including his… read more
