Olmpische Spiele München 1972
Poster
1970 (designed), 1971 (published)
1970 (designed), 1971 (published)
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Poster depicting part of a foot.
Object details
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| Title | Olmpische Spiele München 1972 |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Edition Olympia poster for the Munich 1972 Olympic Games |
| Physical description | Poster depicting part of a foot. |
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| Gallery label | Munich 1972
Poster from Edition Olympia 1972, third series
American Pop Artist Tom Wesselmann is known for his stylised, glossy images of still lives and nudes. In the early 1970s he began focusing on a few details of the body, such as hands, feet and breasts, investing them with a symbolic life of their own. Here, the monumental foot has a powerful, slightly humorous, 'in-your-face' presence.
1971
Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004)
Colour offset lithograph
Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad
V&A: E.360-1972(2008) |
| Credit line | Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad |
| Production | Poster advertising the Olympic Games held in Munich 26 August to 10 September 1972. From the third of five series (Edition Olympia) issued jointly by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad and the publishing house F Bruckmann KG, Munich |
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| Bibliographic reference | Timmers, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London, V&A Publishing, 2008
p.87, pl.84 |
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| Accession number | E.360-1972 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2007 |
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