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Artist/Maker	The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (commissioned) Counter Editions Ltd. (retailer) Pyramid International (printers) Smith, Bob and Roberta (artist)
Place of origin	UK (printed and published)

Bob and Roberta Smith use the immediacy of language to create hand-painted signs on pieces of found wood. These signs – painted in the style of community action banners, street signs and fund fair posters – relay direct and often humorous messages. Taking the values of the Paralympic Games as a starting point the artist proposes the core elements of the athletic experience: courage, inspiration, love, and of course sweat.

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Categories	Posters Sport Olympics
Object type	Poster
Title	Love (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Colour offset lithograph Paper Colour Offset Lithograph
Brief description	'Love' poster by Bob and Roberta Smith for London 2012 Olympic Games; UK, 2012
Physical description	poster showing text in colours surrounded by stars
Dimensions	Height: 76cm Width: 60cm
Marks and inscriptions	COURAGE/ INSPIRATION/ SWEAT/ LOVE/ THE PARALYMPICS/ 2012
Credit line	Given by LOCOG and Counter Editions
Association	London Olympics
Summary	Bob and Roberta Smith use the immediacy of language to create hand-painted signs on pieces of found wood. These signs – painted in the style of community action banners, street signs and fund fair posters – relay direct and often humorous messages. Taking the values of the Paralympic Games as a starting point the artist proposes the core elements of the athletic experience: courage, inspiration, love, and of course sweat.
Bibliographic reference	Timmers, Margaret, A Century of Olympic Posters (V&A: 2008)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.273-2012

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Record created	November 26, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275832/love-poster-smith-bob-and/

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