Artefacts

Film poster, "It Happened in Athens" with Bob Mathias.

Physical description

Woman dressed in a style ancient Greece leaning on an antique vase. Several scenes of the film that take place during the Athens Games in 1896. Small photograph of Robert Mathias. Caption: "When Jayne decides to rival Helen of Troy...it's a madcap marathon for Olympic heroes and Grecian glory! 20th Century-Fox presents It happened in Athens, starring Jayne Mansfield, Trax Colton, Nico Minardos, Bob Mathias twice world olympic decathlon champion and introducing Maria Xenia, produced by James S. Elliott, directed by Andrew Marton, written by Laslo Vadnay, Cinemascope Color by De luxe. Filmed where it was lived...in the shadows of the Acropolis!"

Materials

paper

Colors

white, multi coloured, yellow

Dimension

104 x 67.7 cm