Artefacts

Sydney 2000, sports poster, athletics.

Physical description

Poster containing a watercolor representing Cathy Freeman victorious at the finish of a race. This painting is superimposed on a landscape photograph of Sydney Harbour. Games emblem in the center right under the photo. Embossed and silver bilingual caption (English-French): "Games of the XXVII Olympiad / An official Sydney 2000 Olympic Poster ". On the back is a quote from Pierre de Coubertin: "A country can truly call itself sporting / when the majority of its people feel / a personal need for sport...".

Materials

paper

Colors

white, blue

Dimension

91 x 65 cm