From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Book and Lyrics Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music by Laurence O'Keefe
Directed by Kaitlin Hopkins

Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, Batboy: The Musical is a cult hit about a half-boy, half-bat discovered in a cave. This campy, satirical twist on the modern musical comedy tells the amazing story of a strange boy with pointy ears, his struggle to find a place in a world that shuns him, and the love that can create both miracles and madness.

Book and Lyrics Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music by Laurence O'Keefe
Directed by Kaitlin Hopkins

Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, Batboy: The Musical is a cult hit about a half-boy, half-bat discovered in a cave. This campy, satirical twist on the modern musical comedy tells the amazing story of a strange boy with pointy ears, his struggle to find a place in a world that shuns him, and the love that can create both miracles and madness.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Book and Lyrics Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music by Laurence O'Keefe
Directed by Kaitlin Hopkins

Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, Batboy: The Musical is a cult hit about a half-boy, half-bat discovered in a cave. This campy, satirical twist on the modern musical comedy tells the amazing story of a strange boy with pointy ears, his struggle to find a place in a world that shuns him, and the love that can create both miracles and madness.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Book and Lyrics Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music by Laurence O'Keefe
Directed by Kaitlin Hopkins

Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, Batboy: The Musical is a cult hit about a half-boy, half-bat discovered in a cave. This campy, satirical twist on the modern musical comedy tells the amazing story of a strange boy with pointy ears, his struggle to find a place in a world that shuns him, and the love that can create both miracles and madness.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

A performance by PENNYLYN WHITE
In a tribute to Katherine Anne Porter's life, work, and legacy, actress Pennylyn White brings to life the woman behind the myth in a probing performance using extracts of Porter's body of work, including her personal letters. Special thanks to the Jane Hope Hastings Philanthropic Trust.

PHOTO: KATHERINE ANNE PORTER by George Lynes

RSVP to thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or 512.245.2313

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Book and Lyrics Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming
Music by Laurence O'Keefe
Directed by Kaitlin Hopkins

Ripped from the headlines of the Weekly World News, Batboy: The Musical is a cult hit about a half-boy, half-bat discovered in a cave. This campy, satirical twist on the modern musical comedy tells the amazing story of a strange boy with pointy ears, his struggle to find a place in a world that shuns him, and the love that can create both miracles and madness.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Pram" by Keith Carter, 2008

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check website or call ahead for hours.

As part of their grand reopening following the construction of new exhibition galleries, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos open the vault to bring out the newest additions to their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection. With over 40 images by a host of internationally acclaimed photographers, this show exemplifies the breadth and strength of the Wittliff's growing permanent collection already renowned for its significant archive of modern and contemporary Mexican photography. Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Marco Antonio Cruz, Graciela Iturbide, Robb Kendrick, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, and Joel-Peter Witkin are just a few of the luminaries whose work is on display. This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "TOM WAITS, Valley Ford, California" by Michael O'Brien, 2006

This exhibition runs from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

From hats to bandanas to boots, the complete outfits of Woodrow F. Call and Augustus "Gus" McCrae (played by Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall) are just a few of the many "making of" materials on display from the beloved miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. This exhibition from the Wittliff's major Lonesome Dove production archive takes visitors behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning show, with a look at props and principal costumes, set designs, costume sketches and production notes, Bill Wittliff's screenplay drafts, script pages, and photographs, plus much, much more.

Temporarily located on the first floor until mid-September; on view regular library hours: http://www.library.txstate.edu/about/hours.html. Located on seventh floor after mid-September.

See 60 of Bill Wittliff's images from A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove, plus Gus's "mortal remains" and grave marker, his Walker Colt, and the iconic painted dove from above Pumphrey's mercantile, at the Witte Museum in San Antonio, September 19 - December 31, 2009.

PHOTO: "Augustus" by Bill Wittliff, 1988

Drawing from the animal world, popular culture, folklore, and religion, Carter's photographs explore relationships that are timeless, enigmatic, and mythological. The inaugural show in the Wittliff Collections' new gallery spaces, this exhibition presents 60 images from Carter's monograph published last fall in their Southwestern & Mexican Photography Book Series with UT Press. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the grand reopening celebration on October 17, which will feature a book signing with Carter. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or calling 512.245.2313.

PHOTO: "Levitation" by Keith Carter, 2001

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through March 13, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

Mark Twain once noted, "the difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning." Leading writers of the Southwest make it their business to be lightning rods, and their journals, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts in the Wittliff's Southwestern Writers Collection document their struggles to find precisely the right word. This exhibition features drafts of work by Cormac McCarthy, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, Sam Shepard, Jovita Gonzalez, Rick Riordan, the King of the Hill writers, Texas Monthly journalists, and many others as it illustrates a variety of authors' compositional dilemmas and, through them, illuminates the how of creation. Fine-art prints from the Wittliff's Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collection complement the display, with portraits of photographers including Keith Carter, Graciela Iturbide, Russell Lee, and more. Presented in conjunction with Texas State's 2009-2010 Common Experience theme, "The Whole Mind." (http://www.txstate.edu/commonexperience). This exhibition will be celebrated at the grand reopening event on October 17, which is open to the public. RSVP to the Grand Reopening by emailing thewittliffcollections@txstate.edu or by calling 512.245.2313.

This exhibition will run from October 17, 2009, through Februrary 1, 2010.
Exhibition hours vary; please check the website or call ahead for hours.

PHOTO: "The Marks We Make" by Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, 2003

From Keith Carter's forthcoming monograph with the University of Texas Press, the more than 20 images in this exhibition at the Wittliff Collections showcase the transcendent, lyrical depictions of children Carter has crafted throughout his photographic career. With over 1100 prints and growing, the Wittliff's archive of Keith Carter photographs is the largest in the world. The public is invited to the Wittliff Collections' grand reopening celebration on October 17, whic