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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, September 1-4, 1978
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 a collage entitled "A Bumbershoot Collection," by Seattle-based artist Carl T. Chew (b. 1948), that was commissioned through the City of Seattle's 1% for Art Program. Printed on…
ID Number:2011.49.8
Date:1978
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Bumbershoot Concert Series poster, Seattle, August 31 - September 3, 1979
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.In 1979, the festival included a concert series with four programs at the Playhouse. This poster advertises the concert series, with an silhouette of a white figure juggling on a black background. Text…
ID Number:2011.49.9
Date:1979
Poster
Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, August 29 - September 1, 1980
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 an image of an original serigraph by Larry Knodel, also known as R. E. Beans (b. 1947), that was commissioned for Bumbershoot through the City of Seattle's 1% for Art…
ID Number:2011.49.10
Date:1980