Back the Bid

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Artist/Maker	M&C Saatchi (designers)
Place of origin	London (made)

Poster, 'Back the Bid', produced to support London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. Photographic design, features a wheelchair basketball player, Ade Adepitan, scoring a goal with the top of Nelson's Column acting as the hoop. The photograph is shot dynamically from below.

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Categories	Prints Sport Advertising Posters Disability
Object type	Poster
Title	Back the Bid (series title)
Materials and techniques	Offset photo lithograph
Brief description	Poster, London 2012 'Back the Bid' featuring the Paralympian, Ade Adepitan, shooting a basketball at Nelson's Column, Britain, ca.2004.
Physical description	Poster, 'Back the Bid', produced to support London's bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. Photographic design, features a wheelchair basketball player, Ade Adepitan, scoring a goal with the top of Nelson's Column acting as the hoop. The photograph is shot dynamically from below.
Dimensions	Height: 42cm Width: 29.7cm
Credit line	Given by Lynn Parker
Subjects depicted	Men Athletes Wheelchairs Basketballs Landmarks Monuments Statues Adepitan, Ade (MBE)
Place depicted	Trafalgar Square
Associated objects	E.334-2006 (Set) E.335-2006 (Set) E.336-2006 (Set) E.337-2006 (Set)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.333-2006

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Record created	November 8, 2006
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O129086/back-the-bid-poster-mc-saatchi/

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