Artefacts

Innsbruck 1964, educative poster explaining the Olympic Games.

Physical description

At the top, antique greeks sport figures. Below, the Olympic symbol in the middle and the German caption: "DIE OLYMPISCHEN SPIELE", surrounded by a portrait of Pierre de Coubertin and of a hand holding a burning torch. In the middle, a world map with the places of the Olympic Games until 1964, surrounded by a diagram of the IOC and NOC's organisation and the list of the Austrian gold medalists. In the lower part, drawings figuring Olympic sports. Holes with metal supports to hold it.

Materials

paper, metal

Colors

multi coloured

Dimension

93.3 x 69.4 cm