Artefacts

Saint-Moritz 1928, promotional poster.

Physical description

Caption "1928 Februar Zweite Olympische Winter Spiele Février Deuxièmes Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver February Second Olympic Winter Games St. Moritz". The text of the caption appears on a white and red background, signed.

Created

Created: Charles KUHN

Materials

paper

Colors

multi coloured

Dimension

129 x 90 cm

Literature

BERLIOUX, Monique (Dir.), L'Olympisme par l'affiche / Olympism through Posters. Lausanne : Imprimeries Réunies, 1983. The Treasures of the Olympic Winter Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2009.

Type of item

Posters -> promotional poster

Reference number

23632

Keywords

Saint Moritz 1928, Olympic Winter Games Graphic Art

Notes

St Moritz 1928 Trilingual promotional poster. The St Moritz 1928 Olympic Winter Games were promoted in three languages: German, French and English. The way this typographic poster by Charles KUHN plays with letters, sizes and geometrical forms reflects the Art Deco style in vogue at that time. The Olympic Museum Collections