Artefacts

Reference record. London 2012, official Games image. LOndOn 2O12.

Physical description

Pattern of overlapping rings in the Olympic colours. Caption "Rachel Whiteread LOndOn 2012. London 2012 Olympic Games", olympic symbol and Games' emblem. Hologram on the reverse.

Created

Created: Wolff Olins Created: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG)Created: Pyramid International Created: Rachel WHITEREAD

Materials

paper

Colors

black, green, yellow, red, blue

Dimension

80 x 60 cm

Literature

TIMMERS, Margaret. A Century of Olympic Posters. London : V&A Publishing, 2008. ISBN 978 1 85177 538 5. BURGOYNE, Patrick. "Opinion: the 2012 Olympics artists posters". In: Creative Reviw, 5 November 2011, https://www.creativereview.co.uk/opinion-the-2012-olympics-artists-posters/ BROWN, Mark. "Top British artists to design 2012 Olympics posters". In: The Guardian, 21 June 2011, https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/21/top-british-artists-design-olympics-posters 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 Olympic Games poster

Reference number

145249

Original title

LOndOn 2O12.

Keywords

London 2012, Olympic Games Occidental art of the 20th century friendship Olympic symbol Olympic emblem signed