Artefacts

Reference record. Stockholm 1956, official poster.

Physical description

Caption: "XVI Olympiadens Ryttartävlingar 1956 Stockholm 10-17 Juni". Rider inspired by a marble sculpture of the Parthenon, brought back by Lord Elgin at the beginning of the XIXth century. Olympic Symbol. Games' image.

Created

Created: John SJÖSVÄRD Created: Esselte

Materials

paper

Colors

multi coloured, brown

Dimension

99 x 61,8 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. Organizing Committee for the Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad. The Equestrian Games of the XVIth Olympiad : a retrospective survey in text and pictures. Stockholm : [s.n.], 1959. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les affiches des Jeux Olympiques d'été d'Athènes 1896 à Tokyo 2020 . Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2021 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Summer Games Posters from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020. The Olympic Studies Centre, 2021

Type of item

Posters -> official poster

Reference number

140448

Keywords

Stockholm 1956, Equestrian Games Graphic Art antique art horse