Artefacts

Los Angeles 1984, artistic poster.

Physical description

Composition in 2 parts. The bottom represents the painting of a swimmer and the upper part a view of a stadium with an athlete. games' emblem and caption: "Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games". Signed "J. Barlett" on the lower right.

Created

Created: Knapp Communications Corporation Created: Jennifer BARTLETT

Materials

paper

Colors

white, blue, black

Dimension

91 x 61 cm

Literature

"Los Angeles 1984". In: Revue Olympique, Juillet 1982, N° 177, p. 414.

Type of item

Posters -> artistic poster

Reference number

35299

Keywords

Cultural event during the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games Athletics/high jump Aquatics Stadium Sport complexe emblem

Notes

Jennifer BARTLETT (1941- ) American artist born in Long Beach. Jennifer Bartlett’s work is characterised by the juxtaposition of different styles. Figurative images appear next to abstract compositions, encouraging a dialogue between the two worlds. Jennifer’s poster… The poster is composed of two images. The first is a black-and-white drawing of a female high jumper; the second is a colour painting of a breaststroke swimmer. Offset lithograph.