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Poster

1976 (made)
Artist/Maker

In the field of Canadian graphics, the Montreal 1976 Olympics, like Expo 67 (the 1967 World Fair held in Montreal) before it, provided a stimulus for new design. As well as the official posters commissioned by Le Comité Organisateur des Jeux Olympiques (COJO), another significant set were made by the ‘Artists-Athletes Coalition for the Celebration of the 1976 Olympics'. Chaired by Canadian academic and former Olympic athlete Bruce Kidd: in Kidd's own words it was 'an initiative to broaden public support for the Montreal Games, get COJO to mount an arts festival... bring the sports and arts communities closer together…and have some fun.’
More than 300 artists submitted posters to a pan-Canadian competition held for the project in 1974, with ten designs selected for printing and distribution. The artists were Pierre Ayot, Jacques Hurtubise, Ken Lochhead, Lucy Qinnuayuak, Jean McEwan, Robin MacKenzie, Guido Molinari, Michael Snow, N.E. Thing Co., and Claude Tousignant. Funded by the Canada Council, a condition of their support was that the word 'Canada' appeared on the posters." The Artist-Athletes posters were also part of COJO's Arts and Culture Program, and the posters were distributed to Olympic participants, schools, universities, art galleries, libraries and sports clubs around the world.


Object details

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Brief description
Poster by Guido Molinari from a set produced by the Artists-Athletes Coalition for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
Dimensions
  • Height: 921mm
  • Width: 618mm
Credit line
Given by Bruce Kidd
Summary
In the field of Canadian graphics, the Montreal 1976 Olympics, like Expo 67 (the 1967 World Fair held in Montreal) before it, provided a stimulus for new design. As well as the official posters commissioned by Le Comité Organisateur des Jeux Olympiques (COJO), another significant set were made by the ‘Artists-Athletes Coalition for the Celebration of the 1976 Olympics'. Chaired by Canadian academic and former Olympic athlete Bruce Kidd: in Kidd's own words it was 'an initiative to broaden public support for the Montreal Games, get COJO to mount an arts festival... bring the sports and arts communities closer together…and have some fun.’
More than 300 artists submitted posters to a pan-Canadian competition held for the project in 1974, with ten designs selected for printing and distribution. The artists were Pierre Ayot, Jacques Hurtubise, Ken Lochhead, Lucy Qinnuayuak, Jean McEwan, Robin MacKenzie, Guido Molinari, Michael Snow, N.E. Thing Co., and Claude Tousignant. Funded by the Canada Council, a condition of their support was that the word 'Canada' appeared on the posters." The Artist-Athletes posters were also part of COJO's Arts and Culture Program, and the posters were distributed to Olympic participants, schools, universities, art galleries, libraries and sports clubs around the world.
Collection
Accession number
E.3182-2007

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Record createdOctober 25, 2007
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