November 6, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyConversation and book signing with photographer Nathan Lyons Jessica S. McDonald, the Ransom Center’s Nancy Inman and Marlene Nathan Meyerson Curator of Photography, speaks with photographer, curator, and educator Nathan Lyons about his career and role in the expansion of American photography on this Thursday, November 8, at 7 p.m. McDonald edited the anthology Nathan Lyons: Selected Essays,… read more
November 1, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsIn The Galleries: Bel Geddes’s Modular Homes By the end of the 1930s, Depression-weary Americans were confronted with a housing shortage and skyrocketing prices. Norman Bel Geddes, perpetually optimistic, viewed the precarious geopolitical climate as a ripe opportunity to reshape domestic architecture. With a housing crisis, economic depression, and looming entrance into a world war, Bel Geddes… read more
October 30, 2012, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, FilmVictoria and Albert Museum’s "Hollywood Costume" exhibition features costumes from the Ransom Center The rich history of costume design and its most visionary personalities takes center stage in Hollywood Costume, the latest exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, which opened October 20. Some of Hollywood’s most iconic characters are the focus of the exhibition, which spans a century of… read more
