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

Miller in Austin

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

Oct. 19, 2007 Arts Feature

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

"...• UT's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center has added to its already substantial..."

May 18, 2007 Arts Column by Robert Faires

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

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

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

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

Stella Adler and the American Theater

UT's Harry Ransom Center, which acquired the complete archive of Stella Adler, celebrates her impact on American acting in the symposium Stella Adler and the American Theater

"...In 2004, UT's Harry Ransom Center acquired the complete archive of Stella Adler, a..."

Feb. 17, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Juarez: Stages of Fear

This film is a passionate if clunky cri du coeur for the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico – a silent epidemic of as many as 450 crimes in the last 10 years.

"...are associated with the lucrative enterprise of kidnapping for ransom. You might expect a documentary approach to the subject,..."

Dec. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Secuestro Express

This Venezuelan film about the kidnappings that are endemic in Caracas bursts with stylish technique and gruesome tension.

"...money involved in a drug deal and the requested ransom seem out of kilter in relation to each other)...."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Applause! Applause!

Austin Critics Table nominations, 2004-2005

"..."Collaborative Spirit: Prints, Presses, & Deluxe Artists' Books," Ransom Center..."

May 27, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

No medals will be awarded for this Sandra Bullock follow-up, although the actress proves herself an ever-game comic actress.

"...chaperone (the returning Burns and Shatner) are kidnapped for ransom, Hart insists on going to the scene of the..."

March 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

In Person

Don DeLillo at UT's Jessen Auditorium, Feb. 10.

"...University of Texas announced last October that its Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center would house the Don DeLillo archive,..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Books Feature by Jess Sauer

News/Print

Look into my eye. Look into my other eye. Rub noses!

"...This just in: The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center is one hell of a place...."

Nov. 26, 2004 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Applause! Applause!

The full list of winners for the 2003-2004 Austin Critics Table Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in local theatre, dance, classical music, and visual art

"...Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center..."

June 11, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Arts Bullets

Texas high schoolers act; Deborah Hay lectures; Bill Wittliff and Julie Speed read; and you learn about Duchamp

"...May 12, 6pm, in the Prothro Theater of the Ransom Center, 21st and Guadalupe. Hay will show two simultaneous..."

May 7, 2004 Arts Feature

Top 10 Arts Events in 2003

"...2) Ransom reopens. With the Harry Ransom Center renovations complete, the..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Arts Feature by Madeline Irvine

Articulations

Renowned composer and educator Kent Kennan has died, longtime Paramount Theatre manager Paul Beutel calls it quits, and Vincent Kitch signs on as the city of Austin's cultural arts program manager.

"...manuscripts, scores, correspondence, and scrapbooks reside in the Harry Ransom Center. Memorial contributions may be made to the UT..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

"In a New Light" Programs

"...Over the next several months, the Ransom Center will be offering several programs to help show..."

May 16, 2003 Arts Feature

News/Print

"...stick with us in the upcoming weeks... The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (www.hrc.utexas.edu) has announced its acquisition of..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

Bare-Bones Blanton

The economic downturn hits the world of art museums, including UT's Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art.

"...Building, due to the ongoing renovation of the Harry Ransom Center...."

June 28, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The 2002 Austin Critics Table Awards

On Monday, June 3, the Austin Critics Table handed out its annual awards for outstanding achievements in the Austin arts in a ceremony at the Capitol City Comedy Club.

"..."Gutenberg to Gone with the Wind: Treasures of the Ransom Collection," Ransom Center and LBJ Library and Museum..."

June 7, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Articulations

The renovation of Laguna Gloria is a go, Charo is not, and Flaming Idiot Rob Williams whips up one of his bologna specials for Katie Couric.

"...also project architect for the renovation of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at UT, created the master plan..."

April 26, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

David Douglas Duncan

David Douglas Duncan inaugurated the David Douglas Duncan Endowed Lecture Series in Photojournalism by talking about his dog Yo-Yo, a small terrier, and providing the audience with an intimate and entertaining slide show from one of the world's master photographers.

"...his archives, which he began donating to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center in 1996, he told the audience..."

April 12, 2002 Arts Review by Clay Smith

Articulations

Photojournalist David Douglas Duncan returns to Austin to inaugurate a new lecture series named in his honor, homegrown musical Jouét touches down in the pages of Show Music magazine, and Gerard Lebeda lands a European tour of Evita.

"...his archives to the Photography Collection of UT-Austin's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center. As writer Sam Martin noted in..."

April 5, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Articulations

The UT symposium "From Text to Performance: Law and Other Performing Arts" proved to be a stimulating blend of scholarly thought, intellectual inquiry, thoughtful performance, amicable conversation, fiery debate, and amusing anecdotes.

"...of Fine Arts, with the cooperation of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, ended up a stimulating blend of..."

March 15, 2002 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Learning One's Letters

Why was Oscar Wilde's 'Letter to Momma' lurking undiscovered in Texas?

"...Stephanie Watkins, head of paper conservation at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, didn't have this experience. That afternoon..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Books Feature by James McWilliams

Cumulative Staff Box

"...Lanen, Jennifer Hill, Ben Plimpton, Sally Sykes, Alex Marsh, Ransom Phillips, Jennifer Heller, Molly Legg, Jenna Heller, Joy Elliott,..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Nick Barbaro

Austin Theatre Critics Table 2000-2001 Nominations

The Austin Theatre Critics Table have announced the nominations for their ninth annual awards for achievement in the arts.

"..."Gutenberg to Gone With the Wind: Treasures of the Ransom Center," Ransom Center and..."

May 18, 2001 Arts Feature

Short Cuts

Austin Studios enter Phase 2 development, UT's Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center shows off its movie wares, and the Alamo Drafthouse seeks campers willing to squeal like pigs.

"...is the future of Texas filmmaking, then the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at UT is a helluva great..."

May 4, 2001 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

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