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December 1, 2016 - Amy Brown

Gabriel García Márquez’s republic of letters

Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Cataloging Tagged With: Alvaro Mutis, Amy Brown, Authors, Carlos Fuentes, catalog, El Sapo Hechizado, Eliseo Diego, Evidence, Fidel Castro, Gabo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriel García Márquez presentation library, La Historia Me Absolverá, Latin America, literature, Orhan Pamuk, presentation book, presentation copy, presentation library, Richard Avedon, The Museum of Innocence

I have always loved to catalog presentation copies of books—those given as a gift from one person to another, usually with a signature or inscription. They represent a tiny piece of the people involved, and allow me to feel a connection to some of my favorite authors. Gabriel García Márquez’s… read more

February 14, 2012 - Alicia Dietrich

"The Gernsheim Collection" Earns Recognition

Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Photography Tagged With: Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, Alison Gernsheim, Alison Nordström, catalog, David Coleman, Discovering the Language of Photography: The Gernsheim Collection, Harry Ransom Center, Harry Ransom Center Photography Series, Helmut Gernsheim, Mark Haworth-Booth, Photography, Roy Flukinger, The Gernsheim Collection, UT Press

The Gernsheim Collection, co-published by the Harry Ransom Center and the University of Texas Press, has been awarded an Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, which honors a distinguished catalog in the history of art published during the past year. Edited by Ransom Center Senior Research Curator Roy Flukinger, The Gernsheim… read more

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