AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, Texas State University announced Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and creator Taylor Sheridan will make the university’s art museum the home of his creative archive.
Sheridan is most known for his work on “Yellowstone,” “Mayor of Kingstown,” “Tulsa King,” “Lioness” and “Landman.”
“There’s hardly another American writer whose work would be more at home here,” said Carrie Fountain, Wittliff Collections Literary Curator. “Within these walls echo the voices of Cormac McCarthy, Larry McMurtry and Charles Portis. To acquire the papers of such a preeminent writer making work at the very top of his game will provide endless inspiration and insight to generations of creatives and researchers. We’re honored to welcome Taylor Sheridan home.”
The university said Sheridan’s archives will grow in stages, beginning with drafts of his early work and papers surrounding his films “Sicario,” “Hell or High Water” and “Wind River,” along with pilot episodes for his series “Yellowstone,” “1883” and “1923.”
“Many of Taylor Sheridan’s stories embody the spirit of Texas. I loved showing him around the Wittliff Collection this spring, and I was truly honored when he discussed the possibility of entrusting his own archive to The Wittliff Collections,” said Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse.
Sheridan attended Texas State University as a theatre major in the 1990s. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university this past spring, according to the press release.
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