Lonesome Dove exhibition will feature visual imagery

   Beginning Sept. 2, City by the Sea Museum will present will present Lonesome Dove.
   The exhibition is produced by the Wittliff Collections at the Alkek Library, Texas State University, presented in partnership with Humanities Texas, the state affiliate for the National Endowment for the Humanities. 
   This program was made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
   Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry’s epic novel of two aging Texas Rangers who drive a herd of stolen cattle 2,500 miles from the Rio Grande to Montana to found the first ranch there - captured the public imagination and has never let it go. 
   The Lonesome Dove miniseries, which first aired on CBS in 1989, lassoed an even wider audience.
   Capturing the sweeping visual imagery of the original miniseries, the Lonesome Dove exhibition presents 55 framed classic images taken during filming by Bill Wittliff, renowned photographer, writer, and executive producer (with Suzanne De Passe) of Lonesome Dove. 
   The images, however, are worlds apart from ordinary production stills, depicting an extraordinary union of art, literature and history.
   The exhibition will be available to the public from Sept. 2 – Oct. 13, at City by the Sea Museum on 401 Commerce Street, Palacios. 
   For more information about viewing hours or to arrange group visits, contact
   Katie Hutto, Curator of Collections at 361.972.1148 or museumpalacios@gmail.com. 
   Humanities Texas develops and supports diverse programs across the state, including lectures, oral history projects, teacher institutes, museum exhibitions and documentary films. For more information, please visit Humanities Texas online at http://www.humanitiestexas.org or call 512.440.1991.