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Conservation treatment gives new life to St. Jerome in His Study

February 5, 2017 - Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa

In addition to two portraits by the artist Mary Beale, the Ransom Center’s old master painting St. Jerome in His Study will be exhibited in the newly renovated galleries of the University’s Blanton Museum of Art from February 2017 to February 2019. [Read more…] about Conservation treatment gives new life to St. Jerome in His Study

Filed Under: Art, Conservation Tagged With: Art, Blanton Museum of Art, Conservation, Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa, Marinus van Reymerswaele, Mark van Gelder, painting, St. Jerome, St. Jerome in His Study

Behind the real magic of Hollywood’s Golden Age

November 30, 2016 - Marissa Kessenich

Co-authored by Karen Maness and Richard Isackes, lecturer and professor in The University of Texas’s Department of Theatre & Dance, The Art of the Hollywood Backdrop (Regan Arts) offers an unprecedented look at the breathtaking hand-painted backdrops of old Hollywood films like Cleopatra (1917), The Wizard of Oz (1939), and The Sound of Music (1965). [Read more…] about Behind the real magic of Hollywood’s Golden Age

Filed Under: Film, Research + Teaching Tagged With: backdrop, Film, Hollywood, Karen Maness, painting, Richard Isackes, scenic art

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

Listen: Frank Reaugh’s favorite monochrome pastel painting

November 24, 2015 - Isabel Dunn

Frank Reaugh, 1860–1945, Brushy Bottom. Undated. Pastel; 44 x 56 x 3 cm.

One of the most popular visitor features of our current exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West is the “guide by cell” audio tour for visitors. This audio tour lets visitors call in and hear informational snippets about the paintings on display. Ransom Center Curator of Art Peter Mears discusses highlights from the exhibition, and Project Specialist Greg Curtis speaks as the voice of Frank Reaugh to narrate the artist’s own comments.

[Read more…] about Listen: Frank Reaugh’s favorite monochrome pastel painting

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: Art, audio, Frank Reaugh audio guide, Frank Reaugh: guide by cell, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, monochrome, painting, pastel

Listen: Driving the Herd

September 17, 2015 - Isabel Dunn

Frank Reaugh Driving the Herd, Number 1 from Twenty-four Hours with the Herd, 1933, pastel on board, 24 x 48 1/16 inches

One of visitors’ favorite features about our current exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, is the “guide by cell” audio tour. This audio tour lets visitors call in and hear informational snippets about the paintings. For the exhibition, Ransom Center Curator of Art Peter Mears discusses highlights from the exhibition, and Project Specialist Greg Curtis spoke as the voice of Frank Reaugh to narrate the artist’s own comments. [Read more…] about Listen: Driving the Herd

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: 24 Hours with the Herd, Art, audio, cattle, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh audio guide, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, guide by cell, longhorn, painting, pastels

Listen: Frank Reaugh’s thoughts on cattle chewing bones (like humans chew gum?)

August 28, 2015 - Suzanne Krause

Cattle Chewing Bones, Frank Reaugh, 1860-1945 Date. Circa 1880 and 1889. Pastel; 28 x 49 x 1 cm.

One of patrons’ favorite features about our current exhibition Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, is the “guide by cell” audio tour for visitors. This audio tour lets visitors call in and hear informational snippets about the paintings. [Read more…] about Listen: Frank Reaugh’s thoughts on cattle chewing bones (like humans chew gum?)

Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events Tagged With: audio, bones, cattle, Frank Reaugh, Frank Reaugh audio guide, Frank Reaugh: Landscapes of Texas and the American West, guide by cell, longhorn, painting, pastels

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