AT A GLANCE
StudioEIS Unveils New JFK Statue at the Kennedy Center
StudioEIS, whose extensive archive is part of the Briscoe Center’s collections, will unveil its latest creation on Dec. 4, 2021 during the Kennedy Center Honors weekend.
Briscoe Center and LBJ Presidential Library to present exhibit “One Night in Miami”: From Photo to Film
New exhibit showcases iconic photos from the Briscoe Center’s collections that inspired key moments in the 2020 film One Night in Miami.
Briscoe Center Announces Launch of Jack Brooks Digital Legacy Project
The project website explores the life and public service of Congressman Jack Brooks through a digital repository of newly digitized primary source materials from the Jack Brooks Papers, part of the Briscoe Center’s collections.
“One Night in Miami”: From Photo to Film
December 9, 2021 – May 8, 2022 LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, Austin, Texas Great Hall
New Acquisitions: The Jacques Lowe Photographic Archive
Through January 28, 2022 Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Texas Weatherby Gallery
Flash of Light, Wall of Fire
August 30, 2021 – January 28, 2022 Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Texas Main Gallery
Voice Lessons
By Alice Embree Alice Embree, a nationally known writer and activist for social justice, tells how history was made in Texas.
With the Bark Off: A Journalist’s Memories of LBJ and a Life in the News Media
By Neal Spelce with Thomas Zigal Austin journalist Neal Spelce’s years working with LBJ were once-in-a-lifetime experiences, but only part of his award-winning media career.
The Governor and the Colonel: A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby
By Don Carleton This dual biography chronicles the lives of Will and Oveta Hobby; their impact on local, state, and national events; and how their marriage and media empire helped shape twentieth-century journalistic and political history.
Astronaut Karen Nyberg joins the American Rhapsody podcast
It might surprise you that the Briscoe Center’s collections are not only global in their reach—they are, literally, astronomical. In this episode, we will explore outer space through the art of quilts.
New Podcast Episode with Alice Embree and Julia Mickenberg
First drawn into the fight against racial segregation in the 1960s, Alice Embree embarked on a lifelong journey of social activism involving a wide array of grassroots political, economic, social, and cultural causes.
