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 Joan Ross Blaedel (b. 1942), "Carnival IV," that was commissioned for Bumbershoot through the City of Seattle's 1% for Art Program. The poster was designed by Kris Ekstrand Molesworth.
Printed on poster: Joan Ross Blaedel: Carnival IV, 1992, monotype, 24 x 36 inches. Poster design by Kris Ekstrand Molesworth.
Caption information source: "Bumbershoot," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 10027. Caption information source: https://onereel.org/bumbershoot-history
Physical Description: 1 poster mounted on cardboard : color ; 32 x 25 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.
