Paper ticket for the 1996 Summer Olympics owned by Carl Lewis: Museum Object and Cultural History
Paper ticket for the 1996 Summer Olympics owned by Carl Lewis: Date: July 29, 1996. Distributed by: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, American, 1991 - 1997. Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961.
The object in the museum catalogue
Predominantly yellow paper Olympics ticket with black type. The left side of ticket has a quilted leaves design overlayed with the official 1996 Summer Games torch emblem. The ticket is for an Athletics event taking place at 6:00 PM on July 29th, 1996. The event took place at Olympic Stadium. The ticket is for aisle 215; row 17wc; seat 103.
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: 2 x 7 in. (5.1 x 17.8 cm)
- Place depicted: Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Olympics
- Topic: Sports
- Object number: 2013.126.39
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © International Olympic Committee Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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