AT A GLANCE
Briscoe Center Acquires Archive of Renowned Photographer Robert Polidori
Thanks to the generosity of a Chicago-area family, renowned photographer Robert Polidori’s photographic print archive has been donated to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
In Memoriam: Julian O. Read
The Briscoe Center mourns the death of Advisory Council member Julian O. Read, a nationally prominent public relations and public affairs expert, who passed away on May 8, 2021.
Book Event Celebrates Publication of The Governor & The Colonel
The Briscoe Center is proud to announce the publication of The Governor and the Colonel – A Dual Biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby.
The Texas Observer at 65
March 10, 2020–Ongoing Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Texas Hall Gallery
On with the Fight!: Women’s Activism in the Briscoe Center’s Collections
March 5, 2020–July 16, 2021 Briscoe Center for American History, Austin, Texas Main Gallery / Virtual Tour
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.
Flash of Light, Wall of Fire: Japanese Photographs Documenting the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Featuring over one hundred photographs taken after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this book forces us to confront the human and environmental costs of nuclear war.
Struggle for Justice: Four Decades of Civil Rights Photography
By Don Carleton Struggle for Justice celebrates the legacy of the photographers who helped galvanize public support for the civil rights movement, often at great personal risk.
