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VIIe Olympiade - Anvers
Ven, Walter van der, born 1898 - died 1958 - Enlarge image
VIIe Olympiade - Anvers
- Object:
Poster
- Place of origin:
Belgium (made)
- Date:
1920 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Ven, Walter van der, born 1898 - died 1958 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Lithograph
- Museum number:
E.229-2006
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 3, shelf G, box DR 33
Physical description
Poster, 'VIIe Olympiade - Anvers (Belgique) Août-Septembre 1920', celebrating the 7th Olympiad in Belgium. The figure of a male nude hovers above the city of Antwerp in Belgium. He is poised to throw a discus, and a red cloth covers his groin. Behind him is a billowing cloth made of many flags. In the upper right corner of the poster is a coat of arms, a red shield with a white castle, presented on a circular shield decorated with a garland of flowers, a sword and a laurel wreath.
Place of Origin
Belgium (made)
Date
1920 (made)
Artist/maker
Ven, Walter van der, born 1898 - died 1958 (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Lithograph
Marks and inscriptions
'- VIIE OLYMPIADE - / ANVERS (BELGIQUE) / 1920 AOUT-SEPTEMBRE 1920 / SUBSIDIEE PAR LES POUVOIRS PUBLICS' 7th Olympiad, Antwerp (Belgium), August - September 1920, Subsidised by the public authorities
Dimensions
Height: 85 cm poster size, Width: 62.2 cm poster size, Height: 88.8 cm support, Width: 66.1 cm support
Descriptive line
Poster, 'VIIe Olympiade - Anvers (Belgique) Août-Septembre 1920', celebrating the 7th Olympiad in Belgium, 1920
Exhibition History
A Century of Olympic Posters (Liaoning Museum, Shenyang 12 March 2008-27 April 2008)
A Century of Olympic Posters (Capital Museum, Beijing 15 January 2008-28 February 2008)
A Century of Olympic Posters (Museum of Childhood 17/05/2008-07/09/2008)
A Century of Olympic Posters (Museum of Childhood 17/05/08-27/09/08)
Techniques
Lithography
Subjects depicted
Men; Figures; Rivers; Coats of arms; Cathedrals; Flags; Swords; Cities; Shields; Garlands; Laurel wreaths; Antwerp; Discus
Categories
Prints; Advertising; Sport; Posters
Collection code
PDP
