Artefacts

Los Angeles 1932, print in two colours of the winner diploma and participation diploma.

Physical description

Print in two colours. Caption : "DIPLOMA / XTH OLYMPIAD / LOS ANGELES 1932". Handwritten note by the artist "Please return to H.M. KURTZWORTH, 325 S. Ar(?), Los Angeles, Calif." Signatures from the NOC and IOC Presidents are missing.

Created

Created: Harry Muir KURTZWORTH

Materials

paper

Colors

black, orange

Dimension

48 x 61 cm

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles. The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 : official report. Los Angeles : Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, 1932.

Type of item

Archives and Documents -> diploma -> winner's diploma

Reference number

236553

Keywords

participation diploma Los Angeles 1932, Olympic Games United States of America Antiquity Sports antiques Divinités grecques Stadium signed

Notes

Los Angeles 1932, sketches and drafts for the winners’ diploma and participants’ diploma. Drawings and sketches help to explain the creative process and the printing techniques for a winners’ diploma in 1932. This type of document therefore shines a valuable light on the history of creativity at the Games. Auction purchase