February 16, 2014, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsIn the Galleries: Gordon Conway “Vanity Fair” cover illustration highlights shifting gender roles in World War I World War I played a crucial part in the transformation of gender roles. As men left for the battlefields, women took on traditionally male occupations at home. Buoyed by this experience and a new sense of confidence, these women started demanding more rights and independence. These shifting roles were mirrored… read more
January 16, 2014, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, Photography, Research + TeachingWar photography exhibition showcases images from the Ransom Center’s photography collection Back in November the exhibition WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath opened at its fourth and final venue, the Brooklyn Museum. This exhibition, which I curated with Anne Tucker and Will Michels in my former role in the photography department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, featured… read more
November 20, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + EventsRansom Center partners with Texas Exes on World War I-themed anniversary tour 2014 will mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, a watershed event that claimed millions of lives and changed the course of the twentieth century. The Ransom Center’s exhibit The World at War, 1914–1918 will illuminate the lived experience of the world’s first global war,… read more
