October 27, 2009, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsUpdate on the "Victorian Blood Book" This large, oblong decoupage book contains more than 40 collages consisting of carefully assembled engravings from books. The decoupage has been embellished with hand-colored drops of “blood” and handwritten religious commentaries. The emphasis throughout is on images of the Crucifixion, birds, and snakes, all dripping with blood. The album, familiarly… read more
October 22, 2009, Filed Under: Research + TeachingScholar explores Hemingway family papers As a fellow at the Ransom Center last year, independent scholar Mary V. Dearborn uncovered new information about the Hemingway family while studying the Ernest Hemingway collection and Leicester Hemingway’s New Atlantis collection. She’s currently working on a book based on her findings: The Hemingway Family: The Human Cost, which… read more
October 20, 2009, Filed Under: ArtCelebrating Day of the Dead Artist José Guadalupe Posada’s graphic legacy is as recognizable today as it was in turn-of-the-century Mexico, and his distinctive skeleton print calaveras have become synonymous with the traditional Day of the Dead celebration, which is November 1. Hector Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, Associate Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portugese at The… read more
