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New Curator of Art appointed

October 18, 2017 - Suzanne Krause

The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin has appointed a new curator of art who will focus on improving the Ransom Center’s ability to support students, scholars and the public through the interpretation of its rich art holdings. [Read more…] about New Curator of Art appointed

Filed Under: Art, Meet the Staff Tagged With: Art, art curator, artist, artists' books, Curator, curator of art, Eric Gill, Getty Research Institute, prints and drawings, release, South Asian, Tracy Bonfitto, UCLA

Ransom Center conservator treats preliminary layouts for Ed Ruscha’s Hard Light

December 21, 2016 - Susana Hoyos Velasco

The author reducing the orange adhesive stains with solvents using the suction table.

The Edward Ruscha Papers and Art Collection at the Harry Ransom Center includes preliminary layout sheets for Hard Light, a collaborative artist’s book published by Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner in 1978. [Read more…] about Ransom Center conservator treats preliminary layouts for Ed Ruscha’s Hard Light

Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Conservation, Photography Tagged With: adhesive, Art, artist, Books, Conservation, Ed Ruscha, Hard Light, intern, Lawrence Weiner, photographs, preservation, treatment

Meet the Staff: Rob Hay, Head of Exhibition Services

November 28, 2016 - Marissa Kessenich

Rob during installation of the spring 2016 exhibition Look Inside: New Photography Acquistions.

Meet the Staff is a Q&A series on Cultural Compass that highlights the work, experience, and lives of staff at the Harry Ransom Center.

Rob Hay has been at the Harry Ransom Center for two and a half years. He worked as a preparator before taking on his current position as head of exhibition services. [Read more…] about Meet the Staff: Rob Hay, Head of Exhibition Services

Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Meet the Staff Tagged With: Art, artist, Conservation, Exhibitions, gallery, Loans, Meet the Staff, New York City, painting, Rob Hay, Taglialatella Galleries

Member Profile: Susan Scafati

November 18, 2016 - Christine Lee

We are pleased to share our interview with Ransom Center member Susan Scafati, an Austin-based, American contemporary artist. She is a member of Lakes Were Rivers, an artist collective showcased in the Ransom Center’s 2013 exhibition Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive.  [Read more…] about Member Profile: Susan Scafati

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Art, artist, Contemporary Photographic Practice and the Archive, Lakes Were Rivers, member, Membership, Roy Flukinger, Shelly, Susan Scafati

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