Artefacts

Paris 1914, poster of the 20th anniversary of the modern Olympic Games renovation.

Physical description

Caption: "XXième Anniversaire du Rétablissement des Jeux Olympiques 1894 1914". Triumph of a laurel crowned athlete holding a small statue of a winged victory, riding an horse led by two youths holding a crown of roses.

Created

Created: Edouard ELZINGRE Created: Atar Created: Comité International Olympique (CIO)

Materials

paper

Colors

multi coloured, yellow

Dimension

103 x 73.5 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. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2008. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2011. The Treasures of the Olympic Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2016. OSTERWALDER, Markus. Olympic Games, The Design, vol. 1. Zurich : Niggli, 2019. ISBN 978-3-7212-1000-2.

Type of item

Posters -> commemorative poster

Reference number

29423

Keywords

IOC Anniversary 6th Olympic Congress, Paris 1914 Antiquity victory horse Olympic salute