Olmpische Spiele München 1972

Physical description

Poster with a stylized depiction of relay runners

Place of Origin

Germany (printed)

Date

1972 (published)

Artist/maker

Lawrence, Jacob, born 1917 (designer)
F Bruckmann KG (published by)

Materials and Techniques

Colour offset lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Height: 1006 mm, Width: 645 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), 86

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 17/05/08-27/09/08)
A Century of Olympic Posters (Museum of Childhood 17/05/2008-07/09/2008)

Labels and date

Munich 1972
Poster from Edition Olympia 1972, fourth series

Lawrence, himself an African American, is notable for his epic narratives of black history. This image, the first Olympic poster to focus exclusively on the black contribution to sport, captures the agony and heroism of runners striving for the line.

1972
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)
Colour offset lithograph
Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad
V&A: E.367-1972 [2008]

Production Note

Poster advertising the Olympic Games held in Munich 26 August to 10 September 1972. From the fourth of five series 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