Westerns
were hugely popular for over a hundred years. Not only were they popular in the
United States, but the whole world devoured them. Recently, my brother bought a
book about Chinese firecracker art. (He’s an art professor who likes quirky
design.) He sent me a couple vintage images with cowboys. It started me thinking
about advertising with a Western Theme. Once common, it’s a bit rarer today. There were some clever concepts … and some not so clever.