European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Miny of the lint by visitors at the mythos Cowboy exhibit showed up in Western garb. The show runs through april 30. Is photos by Gus Schuettler Cowboy inn a collection of cowboys chips. Continued from Page 5 Wenle Lukas and the real Cowboy has been grossly exaggerated by filmmakers and novelists in Quick draw shool pm ups and exploited to sell everything from cigarettes to aftershave. Wente Lukas Hopes the special retrospective tracing the history of the co puncher from the 18th-Century indo Spanish Vaqueros to today s Urban Cowboy will untangle myth from reality. The show explores american society s fascination with the wild West and the Cowboy s emergence As a National hero. It touches on the evolution of Western literature painting film and music. From a German perspective Wente Lukas says the display raises interesting questions Why is German Soi ii by fascinated by the Cowboy what has induced advertising to focus on the Cowboy for such a Long time Why do children play cowboys and indians Why do adults join Cowboy clubs much about the Cowboy legend is not reality Wente Lukas says noting that the bigger than life Cowboy figure began with Buffalo Bill. The life of the Cowboy was almost Over the moment the open Range cattle Industry ended. The West was settled fences were put up and railway tracks were running to every Little Village. Buffalo Bill gave his shows and president Teddy Roosevelt a rough rider took the Cowboy image into  americans she says still drag the Cowboy into politics. We re talking about a Pheno Nemon. To give cow boy boots and hats As presents to official people in politics is just american nationalism. Even if you come from the astern Stales people associate with this Luro and that s  on opening Day germans Many outfitted in Cowboy style garb and others wearing their sunday finery stare in fascination at Well worn leather chaps dirt encrusted stove pipe Nocona boots and silk bandanas. Visitors dressed in new Levis look longingly 6 i Ripen Duguine a inquiry 11, 1990