The Cowboy Still Stands Tall

Collectors and auction houses still profit from cowboy art and collectibles. He was an heroic, romantic figure in his day—but his day has gone. The old-time cowboy of forty years ago is almost an exclusive motion picture figure now,” wrote the Los Angeles Times on September 19, 1922. Thanks to those motion picture figures, the stories of the cowboys became larger than life, elevating a time that was comparatively short in American history to the stuff of legends. One cowboy actor became leg