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Poster - Olympische Spiele München 1972
  • Olympische Spiele München 1972
    Bill, Max, born 1908 - died 1994
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Olympische Spiele München 1972

  • Object:

    Poster

  • Place of origin:

    Germany (printed)

  • Date:

    1971 (published)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Bill, Max, born 1908 - died 1994 (designer)
    F Bruckmann KG (published by)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Colour offset lithograph on paper

  • Credit Line:

    Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad

  • Museum number:

    E.363-1972

  • Gallery location:

    Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case 3, shelf G, box DR 33

  • Image in copyright

Physical description

Poster depicting blocks of colour around a central white square

Place of Origin

Germany (printed)

Date

1971 (published)

Artist/maker

Bill, Max, born 1908 - died 1994 (designer)
F Bruckmann KG (published by)

Materials and Techniques

Colour offset lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Height: 1010 mm, Width: 640 mm

Descriptive line

Edition Olympia poster for the Munich 1972 Olympic Games

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Margaret Timmers, 'A Century of Olympic Posters', (V&A Publishing, 2008), p. 84

Exhibition History

A Century of Olympic Posters (Liaoning Museum, Shenyang 12 March 2008-27 April 2008)
A Century of Olympic Posters (Museum of Childhood 17/05/08-27/09/08)
A Century of Olympic Posters (Museum of Childhood 17/05/2008-07/09/2008)
A Century of Olympic Posters (Capital Museum, Beijing 15 January 2008-28 February 2008)

Labels and date

Munich 1972
Poster from Edition Olympia 1972, third series

Max Bill was a Swiss architect, designer, painter and sculptor who engaged with modern science and mathematics. This design might be read simply as a colourful pattern, but it also interprets the scientific concept that all colours meet together to make light (seen at the centre of the image), giving it a deeper meaning.

1971
Max Bill (1908-1994)
Colour offset lithograph
Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad
V&A: E.363-1971 [2008]

Production Note

Poster advertising the Olympic Games held in Munich 26 August to 10 September 1972. From the third of five series (Edition Olympia) issued jointly by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad and the publishing house F Bruckmann KG, Munich

Categories

Prints; Sport; Posters

Collection code

PDP

Qr_O138134
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