Vintage Santa Fe Railway "Southwestern Dude Ranches" Hernando G. Villa Reprint

Here is a beautiful reproduction of the famous Hernando Gonzalo Villa "Southwestern Dude Ranches"  These types of idealized scenes were meant to encourage train travel by easterners to the great Southwest and Pacific regions.  In this one, a fully outfitted smoking cowboy looms over a shy gal who has dressed herself in Native American garb for the occasion. I have had this poster since the mid-1980s and it has been mounted in a black wooden frame with a plexiglas window for many years. The frame is 19" x 25.5"
Villa was born in Los Angeles and studied art in the School of Art & Design. He travelled to Europe to continue his studies and after moved back to Los Angeles where he opened his own studio. His most frequent subjects were Native Americans, Mexican vaqueros, California missions, and coastal views. He created illustrations for many magazines and advertisements for Santa Fe for over 40 years. He created this poster for the Santa Fe Railway in 1931 during a time when he also designed for Santa Fe Railway the famous iconic "Chief" emblem (see the photos). 
You may purchase this poster with or without the frame.  
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR PRICE WITHOUT FRAME


COWBOY STUFF

(MY ORIGINAL STORE SHOP AKA, NEW MEXICO STUFF)

When I first opened Portland Pandemonium I was having a love affair with New Mexico and had accumulated a bunch of odd-ball and quirky stuff from that Land of Enchantment.  At that point, downsizing my estate and sharing my goodies with the world was my main commitment, and New Mexico seemed like a good place to start. As time went on and I sold all of my original New Mexico-specific things and discovered I needed to expand my inventory to include a broader category of goods that reflected life in the West and Southwest. As we filled the shop with western things it seemed best to rename that shop department "Cowboy Things" since that was what we were finding here and there. I still love New Mexico and you will find plenty of quirky things in store here from NM (including lovely Route 66 maps from the 40's 50's and 60's).

So buckle up for your trip motoring West, and get hip to this kindly tip: Get Your (Cowboy) Kicks on Route 66 and drop by our ranch to see what's on offer these days:

We Will Scratch Your Vintage Itch

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