Westerns have provided us with some of the most iconic images we associate with the American West, but perhaps none more potent than that of the American Cowboy.
Whether playing the role of daring hero or dangerous villain, the cowboy of film and television has captured imaginations at home and abroad from the very beginnings of the medium.
Using posters, costumes, and props from Westerns ranging from the classics to genre-bending films of today, the exhibit Lights, Camera, Cowboy! will explore how this larger-than-life icon came to be and showcase how it has changed over the last 125 years of film.
