Fathoms from Anywhere: A Samuel Beckett Centenary Exhibition

The Harry Ransom Center introduces an online exhibition to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Nobel Prize-winning writer Samuel Beckett at
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/online/beckett.

The web exhibition traces Beckett's (1906-1989) career, using materials from the Ransom Center's collection. Exhibition highlights include a textual and pictorial overview of Beckett's career; "Beckett's Circle," brief biographies of contemporaries and friends; and the opportunity for web visitors to share their views on Beckett and his works.

The centennial web exhibition is derived substantially from information and materials in the Center's renowned Beckett collection. Holograph and typescript works make up the bulk of the collection, supplemented by Beckett's correspondence and a wide range of his writing, including poems, stories, and plays spanning
most of his career.

The research, design, and construction of the online exhibition was made possible with the assistance of Humanities Texas and the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.