Venetian Festival Pennant production art

Object/Artifact

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Venetian Festival Pennant production art

Entry/Object ID

2023.59.11

Description

Paper mock up used to print a pennant promoting the July 26 Venetian Festival. The hand-lettered layout is rendered in black marker on card stock with corrections made in white layout tape. The bow of a Venetian gondola is crossing the "V" in Venetian. The layout includes a custom, kraft paper envelope.

Context

See 2011.17.01 for an example of a pennant printed with this art. This item came from the Kit and Art Lane estate.

Collection

Festivals, events, parades, celebrations, Artworks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.59

Source or Donor

Lakeshore Event Center/Tressa Mills

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Search Terms

Banner, Venetian Festival Banner, Banner, Venetian Festival

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Length

22 in

Location

Box

007 Celebrations

Condition

Notes

Lower left corner is missing and a corrected "6" have detached.

General Notes

Note

2023 auction description: Undated (possibly 1965) Poster Original (used for printing duplication) for the Saugatuck Venetian Festival (pennant-shaped). Unsigned. Lower bottom left corner missing. Part of a Saugatuck/Douglas Art Collection.

Create Date

December 20, 2023

Update Date

December 20, 2023