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 1, 1975, Seattle Arts Festival, The Seattle Arts Festival is supported by the City of Seattle and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal Agency.
Artist's signature: Karin Helmich 75
Caption information source: "Bumbershoot," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 10027. Caption information source: https://onereel.org/bumbershoot-history
Physical Description: 1 poster : color ; 24 x 18 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.
