OXFORD, Miss., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the Newseum:

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WHAT:

"Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs" features 138 dramatic and iconic images in the largest and most comprehensive display of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs ever shown in the United States.

WHEN:

The exhibition formally opens Wednesday, April 22, at 5 p.m. with a special public program about the Pulitzer photographers and the stories behind their award-winning pictures. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will be on display at the Overby Center through July 3, 2009.

WHO:

Charles L. Overby, chief executive officer, Newseum

Ken Crawford, producer, "The Pulitzer Photographs: A Glimpse of Life"

Susan Bennett, Newseum vice president and veteran reporter who covered the South for UPI

WHERE:

Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics

The University of Mississippi

University, Miss.

BACKGROUND: The 138 award-winning Pulitzer photographs document more than six decades of war, politics, social issues and everyday life. The images capture unforgettable moments such as the shooting of James Meredith, raising of the flag at Iwo Jima, Babe Ruth's farewell at Yankee Stadium and the World Trade Center on 9/11. Accompanying text tells the story -- often in the photographer's words -- of how the photographer was able to "capture the moment."

Ken Crawford has interviewed more than 50 Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers and is a producer of the Newseum's original film "The Pulitzer Photographs: A Glimpse of Life." Susan Bennett worked with the team that developed exhibits for the Newseum, which opened in Washington, D.C. in 2008, including content for the museum's popular Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery.

"Capture the Moment: The Pulitzer Prize Photographs" was developed by the Newseum in association with Business of Entertainment, Inc., New York, with Cyma Rubin as curator. The exhibition has been seen by more than 2 million visitors in museums and history centers across the country.

SOURCE Newseum

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