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Arena Legacy, 8: The Heritage of American Rodeo
Contributor(s): Rattenbury, Richard C. (Author), Mahan, Larry (Foreword by), Muno, Ed (Photographer)

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ISBN: 0806140844     ISBN-13: 9780806140841
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Rodeos
Dewey: 791.840
LCCN: 2009045363
Series: Western Legacies
Physical Information: 1.7" H x 10.2" W x 12.2" L (6.85 lbs) 432 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal Winner, Coffee Table Books, 2011
Oklahoma Book Award, Finalist, Design/Illustration, 2011
Oklahoma Book Award, Finalist, Nonfiction, 2011
Benjamin Franklin Award, Finalist, Coffee Table Books, 2011
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2011 pg. 75
 
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Publisher Description:
From its roots in cowboy and vaquero culture to the big-business excitement of today's National Finals competitions, rodeo has embodied the rugged individualism and competitive spirit of the American West. Now the long trajectory of rodeo culture comes fully alive in Arena Legacy. Showcasing the unrivaled collections of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, this lavishly illustrated volume is the first to depict rodeo's material and graphic heritage.

Richard Rattenbury opens Arena Legacy with an engaging and richly illustrated history of rodeo, from its first recorded competition in Colorado in 1869, to its role in county fairs, cattlemen's conventions, and old settlers' reunions across the West, to its rise to national prominence between 1920 and 1960.

Following its historical overview, Arena Legacy features an extensive pictorial gallery of signature materials. A series of colorful portfolios reveals treasured artifacts from rodeo life, including costumes, trophies, buckles, and riding equipment. Here the reader will discover lavish artistry in leather and silver, flamboyant expression in western dress, and the interpretive work of both fine artists and commercial illustrators.

Certain to delight a diverse audience of rodeo aficionados, participants, collectors, and historians, this stunning volume is a fitting tribute to America's truly western sport.


Contributor Bio(s): Rattenbury, Richard C.: -

Richard C. Rattenbury earned a B.A. degree in history from Texas Christian University and an M.A. in museum studies from Texas Tech University. Rattenbury formerly held curatorial positions with the Winchester Museum at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, and with the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas. He has served as curator of history at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum since 1987 and is the author of Hunting the American West, The Art of American Arms Makers, and Packing Iron: Gunleather of the Frontier West. Richard resides with his wife, Suzette, in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Muno, Ed: -

Ed Muno is former Curator of Art at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and an object photographer of wide repute.


 
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