Poster for the 1984 Summer Olympics: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster for the 1984 Summer Olympics: Date: 1984. Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961. Commissioned by: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, American, 1978 - 1984.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color poster with a white background promoting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The poster features the official emblem of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the "Star in Motion," as well as the Olympic rings. The black type on poster reads, [Official Symbol 1984 Olympics / Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984]. The bottom of the poster is decorated with the official sport pictograms for the games.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1984
- Owned by: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
- Commissioned by: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, American, 1978 - 1984
- Designed by: Robert Miles Runyan & Associates, American, 1956 - 1991
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 29 x 22 in. (73.7 x 55.9 cm)
- Place depicted: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Olympics
- Topic: Sports
- Object number: 2013.126.2
- 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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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: © 1980 LA Olympic Counsel Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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