Olmpische Spiele München 1972
Poster
1972 (published)
1972 (published)
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Poster with a stylized depiction of relay runners
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 with a stylized depiction of relay runners |
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| Gallery label | Munich 1972
Poster from Edition Olympia 1972, fourth series
Lawrence, himself an African American, is notable for his epic narratives of black history. This image, the first Olympic poster to focus exclusively on the black contribution to sport, captures the agony and heroism of runners striving for the line.
1972
Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)
Colour offset lithograph
Given by the Organising Committee for the Games of the XX Olympiad
V&A: E.367-1972(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 fourth of five series 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
pl.79 |
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| Accession number | E.367-1972 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2007 |
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