MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART TO FEATURE HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OF KERRVILLE

The Museum of Western Art is pleased to announce a new exhibition on local history. Looking Back: Historic Photographs of Kerr County will open on Saturday, July 2, and will be on view through August 27, 2016. The exhibit highlights the unique photographic collection of one of the area’s notable historians, Joe Herring, Jr. The Kerrville native is co-owner of Herring Printing Company in downtown Kerrville, and is a 1982 graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Since 1994 Joe has written a weekly column for the Kerrville Daily Times on the history of Kerrville and Kerr County. He has been very active within the community, including service as the city’s Mayor from 1992-1994 and was honored with the Kerrville Daily Times’ Bill Dozier Citizen of the Year award in 2010. Joe says, “I’ve been active in local politics, have served on numerous boards and commissions, and have tried to be a positive part of the community that’s blessed my family so much.” The exhibition features over forty images of Kerrville that span decades. Many of the photographs are featured in Joe’s 2012 book, Kerrville Stories: Historic Photographs and Newspaper Columns. The book will be available for purchase at The Museum of Western Art. Bart Jones, Vice-President of the Museum’s Board of Directors, said, “We wanted to showcase the history of our local community. We knew Joe had a great collection and we appreciate his willingness to loan his objects to us for everyone to appreciate.”