In celebration of Tom Lea Month, the Tom Lea Institute presents Tom Lea's 1936 drawings from "The Nesters" Mural.

On exhibition will be drawings completed by Tom Lea in 1936 in preparation for a mural done for the west entrance lobby of the Benjamin Franklin Postal Station on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.

Lea completed the studies, as well as the 11'6" mural on canvas, in his studio on Texas St. in El Paso.

The exhibit opens Fri., July 10, 2009, with a an opening reception from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

215 N. Stanton
Suite 602
upstairs on the sixth floor of the Martin Bldg.

The exhibit will be on view Mon. - Fri., 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. during the month of July and Mon. - Fri. from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. during August.