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Lonesome Dove: Photographs by Bill Wittliff

Date(s): 10/01/2009 - 01/03/2010

Witte Museum
3801 Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209
Phone: 210/357-1900

Map/Directions

Tickets can be obtained at:
www.wittemuseum.org

http://www.wittemuseum.org/exhibits/LonesomeDoveIndex.html

Event Description

The exhibit features more than 60 photographic images taken during filming by Bill Wittliff, the screenwriter of the mini-series based on Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer-Prize winning book. Several props from the show are also on view including the wrapped body of Augustus “Gus” McCrae, as he appeared after his death, and his replica Colt Walker revolver.

Event Categories

Cultural Centers - Museums, Visual Arts - Photography, Cultural Centers - Other

Venue Information

Venue Name

Witte Museum

Venue Description

The Witte Museum is San Antonio’s premiere museum of South Texas history, culture, and natural science. Located in Brackenridge Park, on the banks of the San Antonio River, the Witte offers permanent exhibits that include dinosaur skeletons, cave drawings, wildlife dioramas, and even some live animals. Several historic homes have been reconstructed on the campus, which also features the very popular H-E-B Science Treehouse. Changing galleries include Texas artists, textiles and showcase exhibits, some locally produced and some travelling national exhibits.

Witte Museum Website

Directions

Located in beautiful Brackenridge Park, just north of downtown on Broadway

Transportation Options

Bus, personal vehicle

Child Care

Not available

Disabled Access

This is available

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