The vibrant 24” by 36” poster showcases the core colors of the Festival with large Art Deco style lettering. Give the poster a close look so you do not miss the subtle nods to traditions of the Festival in the background, along with other visual references to Central Pennsylvania.
Before and during the Festival, the poster is free and can be picked up at several local businesses, including:
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- Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, 403 S. Allen, Ste. 205A, State College
- HUB-Robeson Center Desk, Penn State Campus
- State College Framing Company and Gallery, 160 Rolling Ridge Drive, State College
- Kissinger Bigatel & Brower Realtors, 2300 S Atherton St, State College
After the Festival you can purchase the poster through our online store.
Vintage Arts Festival posters from previous years are available for purchase while supplies last.
Lanny Sommese took undergraduate degrees from the University of Florida and received his MFA Degree at the University of Illinois. He started teaching at Penn State shortly thereafter.
Sommese’s work is the subject of two books, Lanny Sommese: World Master and Lanny Sommese: X-Ray Vision. His work has been reproduced in hundreds of periodicals and books, such as Graphis, The New York Times, Communication Arts, A History of Graphic Design, and A History of Contemporary Graphic Design.
Sommese’s posters are included in numerous collections including the Museum for Deutsche Geschichte, Berlin; Muzeum Plakatu w Wilanowie, Warsaw; Musee D’Histoire Contemporaine, Paris; The Central Institute of Fine Art, Beijing; Moravaska Galerie, Brno; Kanazawa University, Japan; The Museum of Applied Art, Helsinki; and in the Library of Congress National Poster Collection, which has more than 100 of Sommese’s posters in its collection.
In addition to many other professional honors, he was a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale, an elite international group of graphic designers based in Zurich.
Lanny Sommese passed away in 2022.
Saige Sommese is a 2018 graduate of Penn State’s graphic design program. She is the co-founder and creative director for Golden Creative, in Denver.
She has had her work published in the Graphis New Talent Annual and in 2016 designed the logo for the THON, the Penn State Dance Marathon and largest student run fundraising event in the world. Saige does freelance work helping small businesses with their branding, advertising, identity and packaging design – usually from coffee shops across the U.S. – as she follows her passion for travel.
