Annie Oakley [The Peerless Wing and Rifle Shot] Poster: Unknown, c.1960
- Title: Annie Oakley [The Peerless Wing and Rifle Shot]
- Author: Unknown
- Date: c.1960
- Condition: Light overall wear, with soft toning. Holes at four corners, from previous mounting with minimal paper loss.
- Inches: 22 1/4 x 32 3/4 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 56.51 x 83.18 [Paper]
- Product ID: 308737
Little Sure Shot, Annie Oakley
This reproduced poster is a vivid advertising broadside celebrating sharpshooter Annie Oakley, dominated by her large central portrait ringed with medal decorations and framed by multiple illustrated vignettes of her remarkable shooting feats—on horseback, from a bicycle, in arena and countryside settings—accompanied by bold title lettering that hails her as “The Peerless Wing and Rifle Shot,” with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West mentioned only as a supporting attraction.
The original poster was notably offered in Freedom Auction Company’s Circus, Wild West & Sideshow Memorabilia sale of August 6, 2022, where, with provenance from the Ken Harck Collection, it was acquired by a private telephone bidder for $98,875, achieving the top price in a 776-lot auction.
Original: $795.00
-65%$795.00
$278.25
Description
- Title: Annie Oakley [The Peerless Wing and Rifle Shot]
- Author: Unknown
- Date: c.1960
- Condition: Light overall wear, with soft toning. Holes at four corners, from previous mounting with minimal paper loss.
- Inches: 22 1/4 x 32 3/4 [Paper]
- Centimeters: 56.51 x 83.18 [Paper]
- Product ID: 308737
Little Sure Shot, Annie Oakley
This reproduced poster is a vivid advertising broadside celebrating sharpshooter Annie Oakley, dominated by her large central portrait ringed with medal decorations and framed by multiple illustrated vignettes of her remarkable shooting feats—on horseback, from a bicycle, in arena and countryside settings—accompanied by bold title lettering that hails her as “The Peerless Wing and Rifle Shot,” with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West mentioned only as a supporting attraction.
The original poster was notably offered in Freedom Auction Company’s Circus, Wild West & Sideshow Memorabilia sale of August 6, 2022, where, with provenance from the Ken Harck Collection, it was acquired by a private telephone bidder for $98,875, achieving the top price in a 776-lot auction.
