Poster
2008 (printed and published)
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Colour offset lithograph poster with the official symbol of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, inscribed with the character "Jīng" (京), from the name of the host city, in the form of a dancing figure. Below are the Olympic rings and a landscape painted in ink.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph poster |
| Brief description | Official poster for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, commissioned by AICI. China, 2008. |
| Physical description | Colour offset lithograph poster with the official symbol of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, inscribed with the character "Jīng" (京), from the name of the host city, in the form of a dancing figure. Below are the Olympic rings and a landscape painted in ink. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Margaret Timmers |
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| Bibliographic reference | Margaret Timmers, A Century of Olympic Posters (V&A publishing, 2012) |
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| Accession number | E.1326-2011 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2014 |
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