Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame 
Bits & Pieces
July 6, 2017
Musings
Art in Public Places

The NMJC Public Art Selection Committee chose, as the second piece of art:

Buffalo Rain
Powdercoated Steel
68" x 45" x 3"
By Stephanie Huerta

Buffalo Rain  can be seen from the NMJC campus on the south wall of the Museum.

Stop by to see it lit up at night!
About the Artist

Stephanie Huerta Branch  Stephanie Huerta was born and raised in West Nyack, New York. She relocated to Sarasota, Florida where she graduated from the Ringling School of Art and Design, majoring in Sculpture, Painting and Printmaking. Upon graduating in 1989 she received the "Best of Ringling" Presidents award.



Footwear Facts

  • Middle Eastern shoemakers started producing shoes with heels to make walking across hot sand more bearable.

Upcoming Events
 
Sunday, July 16, 2017
2pm

Classic Film Series:  Shoe Stories

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home in Kansas and help her friends as well.


Sunday, July 23, 2017
2pm

Classic Film Series:  Shoe Stories

They Died with Their Boots On (1941)

The story of George Armstong Custer from his life at West Point to at the age of 23, the youngest general in the civil war. His romance with Libby Bacon and marriage is the center of the movie. It follows his career as he assumes command of the 7th and lead up to the classic battle of the little big horn with crazy horse.

Current Exhibits



Beauty in Energy
June 1-November 5, 2017



 


Walk a Mile
June 22 - November 5, 2017




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Monday - Closed
Tuesday-Saturday - 10am-5pm
Sunday - 1-5pm

Adults:  $5
Senior (65+)/Students(6-18):  $3
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Children 5 and under:  Free
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