Artefacts

Mexico 1968, promotional poster.

Physical description

Caption "Mexico 1968" and Olympic symbol, together with a stylized Aztec calendar "La Piedra del Sol" in the middle and the Roman figure XIX (for Games of the XIXth Olympiad) in the background.

Created

Created: Miguel Galas Impresores S.A. de C.V Created: Eduardo TERRAZAS (1936)

Materials

paper

Colors

white, pink, green

Dimension

121 x 60.5 cm

Literature

BERLIOUX, Monique (Dir.), L'Olympisme par l'affiche / Olympism through Posters. Lausanne : Imprimeries Réunies, 1983. TIMMERS, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London : V&A Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978 1 85177 538 5. Comité organisateur des Jeux de la XIXe olympiade. Rapport officiel des XIXes Jeux olympiques d'été de Mexico 1968; Vol. 1: Le pays. Mexico, 1969. "The emblem of the Games of the XlXth Olympiad Motivations and embodiment". In: Bulletin du Comité International Olympique (Olympic Review), May 1965, N° 90, pp. 51-52.

Type of item

Posters -> promotional poster

Reference number

20633

Keywords

Mexico 1968, Olympic Games Mexico Graphic Art History Tradition