Artefacts

Los Angeles 1984, sketch of the interior of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Physical description

Drawing featuring the stage with the cauldron and the silhouette of the last torch relayer on the background. Drawing on translucent paper, dated, 22 April 1984.

Created

Created: René LAGLER

Materials

paper

Colors

black and white

Dimension

69 x 92 cm

Literature

WYATT, Marylin (ed.). Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Opening Ceremonies. New York : Los Angeles Olympic Organising Committee, 1984.

Type of item

Archives and Documents -> technical drawing

Reference number

237107

Keywords

Opening ceremony cauldron Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Notes

Los Angeles 1984 Set of Opening and Closing Ceremony drawings. René Lagler was born in Zurich and studied at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. He has designed numerous televised ceremonies, including the Oscars, Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards and Country Music Awards. He was also the Production Designer for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. The donation of these preparatory drawings represents an important addition to our collections. The drawings give an insight into the ceremony creation process, technical and architectural aspects, the ideas chosen or rejected, and how scenes are built up. Donation by René Lagler