Olympic Games Posters etc.
First taking place in Athens in 1896, the modern Olympic Games fast became the world’s foremost sporting competition. When they next took place six years later, the host city of Stockholm commissioned the first official poster and the art form has played an essential part in the Games ever since.
This is part 2 of a 5-part series on Olympic Ephemera:
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1936 XI Olympiade 1936
Berlin u. Garmischpartenkirchen |
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| Poster for the 1936 Olympic Games, Berlin |
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Germany 1936 IV Olympic Winter Games
artist Ludwig Hohlwein |
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| 1936 Fackelstaffellauf Olympia-Berlin |
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1940 Olympic Games Helsinki Finland
20 VII - 4 VII 1940 |
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1940 Visit Finland
Helsinki |
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| 1940 Olympic Games Helsinki Finland |
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| 1944 Jubilé Olympique, Lausanne |
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| 1944 Jubilé Olympique, Lausanne |
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1948 BEA London Olympic Games
artist Abram Games |
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1948 London Olympic Games
artist Walter Herz |
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1948 London Olympic Games
artist Matyas Gaal, Hungary |
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1948 Winter Olympic Games
St. Moritz, Switzerland |
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1948 Winter Olympic Games
St. Moritz, Switzerland |
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| 1952 XVth Olympic Games, Helsinki Finland |
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| 1952 VI Olympic Winter Games, Oslo, Norway |
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1956 Melbourne The Olympic City
The National Bank of Australasia Limited |
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1956 Olympic Games
Melbourne 22 Nov - 8 Dec 1956 |
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1956 Melbourne
Olympic City - Capital of Victoria - Australia |
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| 1956 XVI Olympics Stockholm 10-17 June |
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| 1960 Winter Olympics, Sqaw Valley California |
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| 1960 Winter Olympics, Sqaw Valley California |
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1960 Winter Olympics, Sqaw Valley California
French poster |
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| 1960 XVII Olympiade, Rome Summer Olympics |
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1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics "Colour Japan"
Kamekura Yusaku's Olympics identity 1 |
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1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics "Colour Japan"
Kamekura Yusaku's Olympics identity 2 |
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1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics "Color Japan"
Kamekura Yusaku's Olympics identity 3 |
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| 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympic Games |
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| 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympic Games |
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| 1964 Tokyo XVIII (18th) Olympiad |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
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| Mexico 1968 Olympic Games |
