April 3, 2012, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: John Bunyan’s "The Pilgrim’s Progress" Few writers have been as biblically obsessed as John Bunyan (1628–1688). In his spiritual autobiography, he writes of being literally accosted, struck, and pursued by Bible verses wherever he went. His life, like his writings, was a biblical allegory. One of his most famous works, The Pilgrim’s Progress, was the… read more
March 30, 2012, Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Marc Chagall’s "Let My People Go" from "The Story of Exodus" From the very beginning of printing, the Bible was regarded as the ultimate challenge. It presented printers and artists with the daunting task of creating an appropriate medium for communicating sacred text. They met this challenge with widely divergent methods. Some favored sharp, clean typography and traditional artistic approaches, placing… read more
March 29, 2012, Filed Under: FilmQ and A with Tom Smith The archive of visual effects producer Thomas Smith has been donated to the Ransom Center. Smith worked on the special effects for such films as Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. (1982), Star Trek: The Search for Spock (1983), Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), Indiana Jones and… read more
