Journal of the Print World

Article in Journal of the Print World - "Born on the Fourth of July"

In the article in Journal of the Print World, there is a story about rodeo posters and the history. There are few rodeo posters that were printed that remain, from rodeos that were on the fourth of July. In the article it calls to the historic rodeo posters as well as contemporary. The Cody Wyoming Cody stampede rodeo poster falls on the fourth of July and is mentioned as being one of the few that the author could find. the author researches Vintage rodeo posters as well as the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum archives. Bob Coronato produces the contemporary rodeo posters in the Historic and vintage style using a teqnique known as Pittura Di strati. The art style was developed by Bob Coronato in 2007 and employs the use of itaglio print making, oil painting and contemporary silk screen. The final result is an original about 59 inches tall, oil on board that gets photographed, reduced and then sold at the rodeos as the official poster. Starting with Hulett Wyoming and other rodeos like Cody Wyoming Cody stampede, the Gold Rush Days, Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, Belle Fourche Black Hills Round Up, Deadwood South Dakota, days of 76 rodeo, Sheridan wyo Rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days and recently the Pendleton Round Up Rodeo in Pendleton Oregon.