Hurrah for the Cowboy

Experience Hurrah for the Cowboy: The Mythical Period Pictured Exhibit

This exhibit of vintage engravings (1867-1911) depicting the North American cowboy—the most romanticized figure in American history—as seen by their contemporary artists. The exhibit visually chronicles the march of the cowboy across the western frontier stage, from its origins with the vaqueros of northern Mexico, through the trail drives of Texas longhorns to mid-western railroads, and finally to its apogee among the large free-range cattle operations of the Northern High Plains. Images of cowboy life will be interspersed with first-person quotations and cowboy poetry, which paint vibrant word pictures.

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