Revealing Poses

How the Victorians presented themselves to the camera explains a lot about them – and us

"...around in the excellent current exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center, "Dress Up: Portrait and Performance in Victorian Photography"..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

The Things He Carried: Tim O'Brien's archives find a home

The Harry Ransom Center announces the acquisition of Vietnam scribe Tim O'Brien's archives

"...The Harry Ransom Center announced on Tuesday the acquisition of National Book..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture

No doubt about it: This book is a gorgeous visual delight

"...salvaged reels of nearly 100-year-old movies. Like the Harry Ransom Center here in Austin, the Library of Congress' collection..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miller in Austin

"...The Ransom Center is currently showing the exhibition "Rehearsing the American..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature

The Master Builder

The impeccable craft and enduring genius of Arthur Miller, as explained by Tony Kushner

"...such invitation came from the University of Texas' Harry Ransom Center, which is showing the exhibition "Rehearsing the American..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Austin Museum Day turns 10, and TCA names a new director

"...Gallery, the South Austin Museum of Popular Culture), cultural centers (the Carver Museum and Cultural Center, the Mexican American..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Kushner talks Arthur Miller, Zach's cool School Musical is back, and AIPP teaches you how to make permanent public art

"...• In conjunction with the Ransom Center exhibition "Rehearsing the American Dream: Arthur Miller's Theater,"..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Austin's Cultural Makeover: The Next Stage

How much closer we are to getting the cultural wonderland we imagined 10 years ago

"...new theatre and one renovated theatre, a new cultural center, and a new three-venue performing arts center – almost..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

Stephen goes green and manages to work both Maureen and Scarlett O'Hara into the same bit

"...from Gone With the Wind lives at the Harry Ransom Center on campus? Their GWTW collection is stunning. See..."

May 25, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Culture Flash!

Ballet Austin's Dance Education Center gets some financial help to the finish line, and UT's Ransom Center gets an extra helping of Samuel Beckett materials

"...its final push to fund the Butler Dance Education Center, local philanthropists Sarah and Ernest Butler – the couple..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Outstanding!

Nominations for the 2006-2007 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...I Am My Own Wife, Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Harry Ransom Center: They f**king scored the f**king Mamet papers

UT's Ransom Center – which has long held to the motto, 'Always be closing' – has acquired the archives of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet

"...The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center – which has long held to..."

April 20, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Refugees Remain in Taylor Prison

ACLU files suit to spring children from 'residential facility'

"...country has heard of the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, 40 miles north of Austin. About four..."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Diana Welch

Express Cruise, Astros Struggle, Clydesdales Clip-Clop Into Town

"...to second on the throw, and third baseman Cody Ransom walked to load the bases. Iowa starter J.R. Mathes..."

April 6, 2007 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Astros Defeat the Express, 6-4, in Round Rock

"...bases-loaded walk by 'Stros starter Jason "TrimSpa" Jennings. Cody Ransom's sac fly to cattle-ranching left fielder Carlos "El Caballo"..."

March 30, 2007 Sports Post by Christopher Gray

Woodward and Bernstein Make 'Statesman' Editor Squirm

Legendary reporters who broke Watergate story question Oppel's role at Statesman, opinion on confidential sources

"...As part of a public opening for the Harry Ransom Center's files about FBI Assistant Director Mark "Deep Throat"..."

March 30, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: 'Joe Ely's Bonfire of the Roadmaps'

Harry Ransom Center, Thursday, March 22, 2007

"...want some rock-&-roll cred, schedule a trip to the Ransom Center this weekend for "Joe Ely's Bonfire of the..."

March 23, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Film News

Texas could be like New York

"...display starting Monday in the lobby of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. De Niro donated his collection to..."

March 16, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Joe Ely's 'Bonfire of Roadmaps': A life on the road, in 50 feet of drawings

Veteran Texas rocker Joe Ely forsakes the roadhouse for the Ransom Center, to show off his lifetime of artwork and verse about a musician's life on tour

"...ordinarily expect to find the roadhouse rocker: the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. Oh, he won't be there in..."

March 16, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TCB

Roky Erickson gets his life back (literally), UT's Harry Ransom Center and the White Ghost Shivers remember the 18th Amendment, and Shaft heading for SXSW? Shut yo' mouth.

March 2, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

The HRC's Beckett Online: Googling for Godot

With "Fathoms From Anywhere: A Samuel Beckett Centenary Exhibition," online in perpetuity, Web-wanderers can plumb the depths of the Ransom Center's Beckett collection, which is among the world's finest

"...When your Web-wanderings bring you to the Harry Ransom Center's online Samuel Beckett exhibition, you have a choice...."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Riding With Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books

It would be reasonable to imagine that all roads inside lead to Snoresville, but it would also be wrong

"...Edmonton, Canada, where he's a professor, to Austin's own Ransom Center (there are also narrative diversions, though obviously not..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Books Review by Jess Sauer

Breaking: Libertarians Are Cheap-Asses

"...Austin residents. 3. $85 million for parks and recreation centers. Private businesses and community organizations like churches are best..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

'The Fall of the House of Usher': When Debussy was a Poe boy

With UT's hosting of the Debussy International Congress comes a Halloween treat: an operatic adaptation based on Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher'

"...directed by Robert DeSimone, head of the Butler Opera Center and a recent inductee into the Austin Arts Hall..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Foreword

Previewing the 2006 Texas Book Festival

"...The Ransom Center presents the Beats..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Out of Commission

The curious saga of 20 portraits of British literary greats that UT paid Feliks Topolski to paint, then didn't show for decades

"...Greats," being exhibited now with great fanfare at the Ransom Center, did not get a lot of love from..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Archives: UT makes play for Shepard, snaps up Newman, wins Woody

That treasure trove of cultural archives at UT has recently been expanded to include photographic portrait maker, playwright and actor Sam Shepard, and filmmaker Woody Allen

"...comic who evolved into a major filmmaker. The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center announced last week that it had..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Film News

Ninja-pirate-supermodels, the Austin Polish Film Festival, and zombies (of course)

"...vault for an exhibition Oct. 22 at the Harry Ransom Center for Humanities Research in conjunction with the first..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Are You Experienced?

In a new ad campaign, the Blanton redefines 'art,' raising questions about what it means

"...what art is. Yet, from "art is communication" (think: Ransom Center, hieroglyphics, and cuneiform) to "art is teaching" (as..."

June 30, 2006 Arts Feature by Nikki Moore

Cream of the Crop

Nominations for the 2005-2006 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Keepin' It Weird, Zachary Scott Theatre Center..."

May 19, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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