Mar 21, 2024 - Sale 2663

Sale 2663 - Lot 442

Price Realized: $ 1,062
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Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(SPORTS--RODEO.) First Annual Ascent Magazine Championship Rodeo Festival. Poster, 22 x 14 inches; minor foxing and wear. Harlem, NY, 8 September 1984
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The American Black Cowboy Association was founded in 1969. This is the poster for their first Harlem rodeo in 1984. It was sponsored by the short-lived Harlem-based Ascent Magazine. According to the New York Daily News of 4 September 1984, bleachers seating 4000 spectators were erected in a vacant lot on West 137th Street, with six inches of sand laid down to accommodate the riders. Events included bull riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, bareback bronco riding, and cowgirl barrel racing. The event continues annually in Harlem into the 21st century.