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Olympische Spiele München 1972

Poster
1971 (published)
Artist/Maker
Bruckmann Verlag (publisher)
Bill, Max (designer)
Place of origin
Germany (printed)

Poster depicting blocks of colour around a central white square

Object details

Categories
Prints
Sport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleOlympische 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 blocks of colour around a central white square
Dimensions
  • Height: 1010mm
  • Width: 640mm
Gallery label
(2008)
Munich 1972
Poster from Edition Olympia 1972, third series

Max Bill was a Swiss architect, designer, painter and sculptor who engaged with modern science and mathematics. This design might be read simply as a colourful pattern, but it also interprets the scientific concept that all colours meet together to make light (seen at the centre of the image), giving it a deeper meaning.

1971
Max Bill (1908-1994)
Colour offset lithograph
Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad
V&A: E.363-1971
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
Subject depicted
Olympic Games
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London, V&A Publishing, 2008 p.84, pl.74
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.363-1972

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Record createdAugust 1, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O138134/olympische-spiele-münchen-1972-poster-bill-max/
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