Name/Title
The Black CowboyPhotograph Details
Type of Photograph
Cibachrome PrintContext
Isaac Steele, founder of the Black Cowboys and Buffalo Soldiers Association in Milwaukee, stands with his horse in front of a red trailer which shows the following text: "Midwest Black Cowboys Association Inc." and "Steele's Black Buffalo Soldiers."
See: Matthew J. Prigge, "Milwaukee's Cowboy Ways," Shepherd Express (2012): "[Isaac] Steele is a third-generation member and president of the Black Cowboys and Buffalo Soldiers Association. His grandfather founded the groups nearly 100 years ago as a way to honor African-American contributions to the history of the American West and the fabled Buffalo Soldiers, the all-black regiments in the U.S. Army. Steele brought the association north with him when he moved from his hometown of Greenwood, Miss., to Milwaukee in the 1970s." The Buffalo Soldiers and Black Cowboys Association "headquarters, stationed at the N.E. intersection of 31st & Brown, is a bustling center of social activity in the Walnut Hill neighborhood." Steele is "proprietor of Steele's Professional Welding at the same location." The Black Cowboys and Buffalo Soldiers Association visited the Villard Square Branch in 2025.Collection
Artwork Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection, Center Street Library Collection, City of Milwaukee/Milwaukee Arts Board CollectionAcquisition
Accession
1990.2Source or Donor
Milwaukee Arts BoardAcquisition Method
GiftDimensions
Dimension Description
Framed SizeHeight
12 inWidth
30 in