A CowBoy Poster Can Transport Anyone Back to The Old
Cowboy West
Cowboy Posters come in all shapes, sizes and areas of interest. Rodeo cowboys, real working ranch cowboys or the
modern cowboy movies truly offer something for everyone.
A cowboy poster can come in a variety of formats and designs. They can represent copies of famous (or not so
famous) fine art prints. They also can replicate actual photographic re-prints in larger formats. In addition,
these posters can be replicas of famous movies from the past or present. Posters are often shipped rolled and
shipped in a tube. Because the paper is somewhat thin and can easily be damaged by the elements or torn, it is
recommended that posters be framed securely behind acrylic or glass.
Collecting posters, especially once they are framed, offer a wise and low cost option for covering large areas of
empty wall space. While fine art prints or canvas transfer reproductions can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars,
the same subject reproduced in a poster can be purchase for under $100.
Western artists such as Jack Sorenson often depict images of the rodeo or working ranch cowboy. Cowboy posters such
as “Lifetime in the Saddle” offer a romanticized view of the often hard daily life that cowboys and ranchers
lead.
Photographic artists such as David Stoecklein offer a realistic, and sometimes a humorous, photographic glimpse of
working cowboys in his cowboy posters. Titles that are popular in this genre of cowboy poster are Stoecklein’s “The
Lesson”. Other photographic artists include Bob Trehearne and his photo cowboy poster, “Ranchers Herding Horses”
posters.
The more contemporary version of this design of posters is a western movie cowboy poster. The 1960’s – 1990’s
offered numerous popular western cowboy movies. Top cowboy movie posters include “Midnight Cowboy” – 1969, Andy
Warhol’s, “Cowboys and Indians – John Wayne”, and who can forget “Urban Cowboy”, the movie that re-energized
western style clothing and dancing in 1980.
A collector of vintage cowboy materials may be interested in a replica poster of an old Cowboy Wanted Poster.
Famous outlaws who’s Wanted Posters included monetary rewards upward of $25,000 included Jesse James, Butch
Cassidy, Billy the Kid and Doc Holiday. There also were a few ‘good’ cowboys who promoted their shows via poster
such a Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
Classic John
Wayne
Whatever your personal style, it is a rewarding experience to collect and display a modern or a vintage cowboy
poster.
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