1983 Event Poster: "STAR" 11th Annual National Western Art Show (Western Art Association)
1983 Event Poster: "STAR" 11th Annual National Western Art Show (Western Art Association) is a vintage Posters artifact by Western Art Association (Sponsor/Publisher) from 1983, preserved in The Record Institute Ephemera Archive.
Category: Posters
Brand: Western Art Association (Sponsor/Publisher)
Year: 1983
Rarity Class: B
This striking promotional poster advertises the 11th Annual National Western Art Show & Auction held in Ellensburg, Washington, in the spring of 1983. Anchored by A. Hooker Fay's evocative portrait titled "STAR," the piece serves as both a functional event notice and a mass-market celebration of late-20th-century American Western and Indigenous art themes.
Quick Read
ra & Origin: Commercial offset lithograph event poster, printed for a May 1983 event in Ellensburg, Washington. Subject: Promotional material for the 11th Annual National Western Art Show & Auction, sponsored by the Western Art Association. Key Feature: Features a central reproduction of a painting titled "STAR" by artist A. Hooker Fay, depicting a Native American woman and a geometric star quilt.
Summary
This striking promotional poster advertises the 11th Annual National Western Art Show & Auction held in Ellensburg, Washington, in the spring of 1983. Anchored by A. Hooker Fay's evocative portrait titled "STAR," the piece serves as both a functional event notice and a mass-market celebration of late-20th-century American Western and Indigenous art themes.
