Artefacts

Reference record. Helsinki 1940, official poster.

Physical description

Caption: "XIIes Jeux Olympiques Helsinki Finlande 20.VII-4.VIII.1940". Statue of the Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi by Waïmo Aaltanen. Terrestrial globe with the Finnish borders and the town of Helsinki.

Created

Created: Ilmari SYSIMETSÄ (23.11.1912)Created: A.B.F. Tilgmann O.Y.

Featured

Visually represented: Paavo NURMI

Materials

paper

Colors

multi coloured

Dimension

98 x 63.5 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. BARLOW, Debbie, The History of The Official Olympic Posters. Tapuscrit., London, 1979. 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

142968

Keywords

1940 not celebrated, Olympic Games official Olympic Games poster Finland Athletics/races Graphic Art Earth