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Architectural drawing
Roof plan, Coliseum Theater, Seattle, 1915
By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.13
Date:1915
Architectural drawing
Transverse section of the Coliseum Theater building, Seattle, 1915
By 1915, Seattle’s downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C.D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Streets to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca, and…
ID Number:2011.36.1.14
Date:1915
Poster
Seattle Men's Chorus Holiday Concert poster, December 1988
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) is an LGBTQ community chorus based in Seattle, Washington. The group was founded in 1979, and is one of the world's largest men choruses. Along with Seattle Women's Chorus, it is the largest community choral organization in North America.This poster advertises the SMC 1988 Holiday Concert, held in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus.…
ID Number:2011.44.1
Date:1988
Poster
Festival '71 poster, Seattle, August 13-15, 1971
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.This poster from the inaugural festival features a large photograph of a thumbs up, with the text "fun for everyone" across the thumb. The poster lists "Free Family Entertainment" hosted by the City…
ID Number:2011.49.1
Date:1971
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, July 21-23, 1972
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.The poster pictured here features artwork by Claes Oldenburg (b. 1929), a Swedish-born American sculptor known for his public art installations typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. His painting, "Lake Union, Seattle,…
ID Number:2011.49.2
Date:1972
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, August 22-26, 1973
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.This poster for the third Bumbershoot festival features a giant rainbow umbrella over a Space Needle-topped pencil marking an "X" on Seattle Center on a map of Washington, with other weather and landscape…
ID Number:2011.49.3
Date:1973
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, August 16-25, 1974
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.This poster from the 1974 festival features abstract rainbow imagery printed on clear plastic. Text on poster: 1974 free arts festival, BUMBERSHOOT, august 16-25, seattle centerCaption information source: "Bumbershoot," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org…
ID Number:2011.49.4
Date:1974
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, August 22 - September 1, 1975
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.This poster from the 1975 festival, designed by local artist Karin Helmich (b. 1943), features a painted rainbow over a photograph of a hellebore plant. Text on poster: Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, August 22-September…
ID Number:2011.49.5
Date:1975
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, August 28-29 and September 4-6, 1976
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.The Bumbershoot poster pictured here features artwork by Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), a Seattle-based artist known for his paintings portraying African-American life. This painting was commissioned for Bumbershoot through the City of Seattle's 1%…
ID Number:2011.49.6
Date:1976
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, September 2-5, 1977
Begun as "Festival '71" in 1971, Seattle's Bumbershoot has become one of North America's largest urban arts festivals, held annually over Labor Day weekend at the Seattle Center.This poster features artwork by William T. Wiley (b. 1937), an artist known for paintings that incorporate sketch-like drawings and handwritten notations. This work was commissioned for Bumbershoot through the City of Seattle's…
ID Number:2011.49.7
Date:1977