February 12, 2014, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsLetters detail adventures, boredom of Monuments Men recovering art stolen by German Nazis In 1943, the Allies of World War II established the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Program—an organization tasked with recovering, restoring, and returning stolen or lost cultural artifacts. The members of the MFAA, known as the Monuments Men, included over 300 artists, architects, educators, directors, and scholars. Together, they made… read more
January 31, 2013, Filed Under: Authors, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsArt critic Jed Perl’s "Magicians and Charlatans" The Harry Ransom Center welcomes Jed Perl, art critic for The New Republic, and Peter Kayafas, Director of the Eakins Press Foundation, to discuss their work on Magicians and Charlatans: Essays on Art and Culture and the way that artists, writers, and publishers have responded to the digital age. The… read more
