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LA Summer Games [gymnast]
Poster
1983 (printed)
1983 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Laura Smith's poster 'Gymnast' was one of a set of three prints entitled 'LA Summer Games 84', inspired by the forthcoming Los Angeles Olympic Games of 1984. Others in the set depicted a male cyclist and a female diver. The works were an independent initiative, but were offered by the printers ProCreations to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Smith's original designs for these posters were painted in gouache using an airbrush. A master lithographer at ProCreations then recreated her paintings by airbrushing directly onto the lithographic plates, creating an edition of fine art lithographs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | LA Summer Games [gymnast] (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Colour lithograph poster for the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games |
| Physical description | Emulating the style of Art Deco graphic art, this poster depicts a gymnast in white unitard and socks in motion on the barre, against a graduating, red ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | LA Summer Games 84 (Poster text) |
| Credit line | Given by Laura Smith |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Laura Smith's poster 'Gymnast' was one of a set of three prints entitled 'LA Summer Games 84', inspired by the forthcoming Los Angeles Olympic Games of 1984. Others in the set depicted a male cyclist and a female diver. The works were an independent initiative, but were offered by the printers ProCreations to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Smith's original designs for these posters were painted in gouache using an airbrush. A master lithographer at ProCreations then recreated her paintings by airbrushing directly onto the lithographic plates, creating an edition of fine art lithographs. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.424-2007 |
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| Record created | July 19, 2007 |
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