The Travers Celebration Original Poster, Saratoga 1986, Montgomery

Description: Very Rare,, Authentic Travers Celebration Framed PosterThe Travers Celebration Original Poster, Saratoga 1986, Montgomery/Bonus Poster Greg Montgomery is the artist of the Travers series. The Silks being the first of the series. This example is in very good condition and framed in a simple silver metal frame.This is a very rare and collectible piece. On the artist's website The Silks are offered for sale at around $3000. Please contact me with any questions...The Travers Silks poster was given away as a party favor to attendees of the Travers Ball in August of 1986. The poster has been out of print for many years, and copies are exceedingly rare.Poster Size17" x 33"Paper: LOE 65 lb. dull coverFour colors plus varnishTypeface: ITC GaramondSerigraph (silk-screen print)Serigraph (silk-screen print)Size: 11.25" x 25" From Greg MontgomeryIn the summer of 1985 I saw a small poster announcing “The Travers.” When I inquired about this “Travers,” I was told with great flourish of the importance of the Midsummer Derby. Not a detail was spared about the world-famous horses, the famous racing families and stables, the canny trainers, gallant jockeys, celebrities and, yes, even the politicians. I was astonished — and delighted. But, I wondered, how was it that such a monumental event had such a modest poster to announce it? Well, they said, if I had a better idea, perhaps I should try it. So, I did. I got to work immediately on my first poster — the 1986 Travers Silks. The jockey’s brilliantly colored silks, I thought, graphically showed the pageantry, color, and rich history of this the oldest thoroughbred stakes race in the United States. So, to research the horses, families, stables and silks, I went to Saratoga Springs’ racing museum. I sketched some 25 or 30 silks, but after much painful editing settled on just 15 silks for the poster — five rows of three. This tall, slender poster set the format for The Colors of Racing poster series. The Travers Silks poster was given away as a party favor to attendees of the Travers Ball in August of 1986. The poster has been out of print for many years, and copies are exceedingly rare — and dear.

Price: 1299 USD

Location: Davidson, North Carolina

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Shipping Cost: 49.99 USD