Pair of tickets for 1996 Summer Olympics gymnastics event owned by Carl Lewis: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Pair of predominantly yellow paper Olympics tickets with black, white, and green type. The center of each ticket features a quilted leaves design. The official Gymnastics pictogram appears in the top right corner. Tickets are for a gymnastics event taking place at 8:30 PM on July 29th, 1996. The event took place at the Georgia Dome. One of the tickets (2013.126.41.1) is for section 17, seat 6, while the other ticket (2013.126.41.2) is for section 137, seat 13. Each ticket is priced at $212.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: July 29, 1996
• Distributed by: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, American, 1991 - 1997
• Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
• Designed by: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, American, 1991 - 1997
• Printed by: Weldon, Williams & Lick, Inc., American, founded 1898
• Type: admission tickets
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W (Each): 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (19.1 x 6.4 cm)
• Place depicted: Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gymnastics
• Topic: Olympics
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2013.126.41.1-.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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