Reproductions of original designs
30 x 40 cm / 12 x 16 inches
Plain border of 1cm around image to allow for framing if required
Choose from 5 designs, Paris 1924, Berlin 1936, London 1948, Tokyo 1964 and Munich 1972
Paris 1924:
Poster for the Games of the VIII Olympiad held in Paris 1924
Poster was by French artist Jean Droit
This was the games made famous more recently by the film Chariots of Fire in which Harold Abrahams and Eric LIddell won the 100 and 400m events. Also Johnny Weismuller (Tarzan) won 3 gold medals in the swimming events
Berlin 1936:
Poster for the games of the XI Olympiad held in Berlin 1936
This was the Games famous for being organised by the Nazi party, to outdo the Los Angeles games in 1932, the Nazis built a brand new 100,000-seat track and field stadium, 6 gymnasiums, and many other smaller arenas.
The games were also the first to have live television coverage
London 1948:
Games of the XIV Olympiad, the second London Olympics (the first being in 1908)
Designed by Walter Herz, the poster combines the symbolism of the ancient games with the sculpture of Discobolus with the 5 interlocking rings of the modern games
This games were known as the austerity games known due to the economic climate and post-war rationing
Big Ben’s clock shows 4PM – the time at which King George VI would proclaim the Games open
Tokyo 1964:
Games of the XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964
The print is an advertisement for the 1965 documentary film Tokyo Olympiad about the games by director Kon Ichikawa
It is one of the few documentaries included in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
The print shows an athlete in front of the Olympic Cauldron which was first lit by Yoshinori Sakai who was born in Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 the day the bomb was dropped
Munich 1972:
Poster for the Games of the XX Olympiad held in Munich in 1972
This was the "happy games" however the games were overshadowed by the Munich massacre which took place during the games
The poster features some of the famous architecture designed for the games, the Oympiaturm (communications tower) are clearly visible as well as some of the sweeping canopies of acrylic glass stabilized by metal ropes, used on such a large scale for the first time and now commonplace
Also featured is the emblem of the Games a blue solar logo (the "Bright Sun") by Hungarian artist Viktor Vasarely
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