Rodeo Art Prints

Each piece is hand-illustrated and printed to order.

Bucking Horse & Bronc Rider Art

Our bucking horse art captures the split-second explosion of the ride — pen-and-ink grit, desert color, and pure motion. From cosmic-desert broncs to rainbow-sky riders, these are the centerpieces of the collection.

Vintage Rodeo Poster Style

Love the look of old rodeo posters — the ones stapled to fence posts and feed-store windows? Several pieces in this collection channel exactly that: bold arena scenes and stock-show spirit in a vintage rodeo poster style. These started as drawings, though — the fence-post look, made on purpose.

Rodeo Queens, Clowns & Arena Scenes

Beyond the chute, the collection runs deep: rodeo queen portraits, the rodeo clown, roping scenes, and crowd-filled arena prints of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo grounds. Many carry that vintage rodeo poster energy — big type, bold color, arena drama — for a game room, barn office, or kid's room.

The First Rodeo: Pecos, Texas, 1883

Rodeo is synonymous with Texas and the West. Allegedly, the first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas, on the Fourth of July, 1883 — Carl Crum's ancestors hail from there — and it wasn't until 1929 that rodeo got a governing body and became an organized sport. Before that it was entertainment, plain and simple, and a way to celebrate the hardworking men and women of those ranching communities. That is what these prints are about.

A Real Texas Rodeo Heritage

This collection is personal. The Crum family's roots run through the West Texas rodeo world, and it shows in the work — real arenas, real horses, and prints built from the family's own photographs and film. You'll find the family showing this work each year from booths at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Explore more in our Horse Art and Western Art collections.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is rodeo art?

Rodeo art features imagery inspired by rodeo culture and competition — bucking horses, bronc riders, rodeo queens, ropers, rodeo clowns, and arena scenes. Crum Art's rodeo prints bring a bold, modern, hand-illustrated take to these classic Western subjects.

Do you sell rodeo posters?

We don't sell posters. These are original illustrations by the Crum family, several drawn in a vintage rodeo poster style, printed to order.

When did rodeo become an official sport?

Rodeo grew out of working ranch skills in the 1800s, but it became an organized sport in 1929, when the Rodeo Association of America formed as the first national governing body — standardizing rules, judging, and world-champion titles. Texas runs deep in that history: Pecos, Texas claims the world's first rodeo, held on July 4, 1883.

Where was the first rodeo?

Allegedly, Pecos, Texas — July 4, 1883. A few other towns make the same claim, but Pecos is the one the Crum family has a stake in: Carl Crum's ancestors hail from there, from the years when West Texas ranching and rodeo were just coming to the forefront.

Are rodeo art prints good gifts?

Yes. Rodeo prints make great gifts for rodeo fans, ranch families, Western décor lovers, cowboys and cowgirls, and anyone who loves the energy of the arena.

Do these work on a gallery wall?

Yes. Rodeo prints hang well beside horse art, cowboy and cowgirl prints, and Western décor — put the arena scenes in the middle and let the broncs pull the eye across.

More from the arena: Not My First Rodeo gift prints, cowgirl art, cowboy prints, and the after-dark side of the West in Cowboy Gothic.