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