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Bumbershoot poster, Seattle, September 4-7, 1981

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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 a photographic collage, with a photo of a man in a kayak by Dan Lamont, and concept by Doug Bosworth and design by Beanne Hull. The poster artwork was commissioned for Bumbershoot through the City of Seattle's 1% for Art Program. The poster

Printed on poster: Kayak photo Dan Lamont / Concept Doug Bosworth / Design Beanne Hull

Caption information source: "Bumbershoot," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 10027.
Caption information source: https://onereel.org/bumbershoot-history
ID Number: 2011.49.11
Date: 1981
Creator(s): Seattle Center, Presenter
Physical Description: 1 poster : color ; 18 x 24 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, 2011.49.11
Copyright: All Rights Reserved