Witliff ‘Vaquero” exhibition extended at Floyd County museum

ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 15
AT THE MUSEUM “Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy,” currently on display at the Floyd County Historical Museum, features photographs by the late Bill Witliff with narrative text that reveal the muscle, sweat and drama that went into roping a calf in thick brush or breaking a wild horse in the saddle. | FCHM PHOTO
AT THE MUSEUM “Vaquero: Genesis of the Texas Cowboy,” currently on display at the Floyd County Historical Museum, features photographs by the late Bill Witliff with narrative text that reveal the muscle, sweat and drama that went into roping a calf in thick brush or breaking a wild horse in the saddle. | FCHM PHOTO

In the movies and on Broadway, when a theater had a hit on its hands, the marquee would read “Held Over.”

That could apply just as well to the ‘Vaquero’ exhibition on loan from Humanities Texas at the Floyd County Historical Museum.

According to board member Renee Scott, the loan has been extended through July 15—so students of history and culture, Western art, and the cowboy way can stop by and app…