Blog: Honor the Treaties posters covered up local artwork

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  

"It began as a beautiful Sunday afternoon, I was sitting at my computer when reports started to come in that something was up. One post after another came in to my Facebook, mostly from artists bemoaning the loss of some important Seattle mural work on 2nd and Main in Pioneer Square. The artwork of artists like Baso Fibonacci, Jean Nagai, Weirdo, huemr and a tribute to Ana Dyson by some other local artists had been recently covered-up wholesale with yellow, black and red placards. Some FB posters were rabid and absolutely certain that this was the work of Poster Giant and that it was further evidence of the company’s disrespect for anything but filthy lucre! And upon further research, their Facebook page seemed to corroborate the group’s involvement.

To quote Poster Giant‘s Facebook Page: “Honor the Treaties–posterGIANT has recently been a part of a very special campaign and we would like to give you some details about the project… pictures will follow!”"

Get the Story:
Seattle Arts and Culture: Updated–Artists to Poster Giant, “We all live in this city, please show us some respect, is that really too much to ask?” (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 4/15)