Artefacts

Toronto 1996, candidate city poster.

Physical description

On a midnight-blue background, the CN Tower serves as a coat rack for various hats symbolizing the immigrant peoples present on Canadian soil (Middle East, Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America). The name Toronto appears in white letters against a midnight-blue background. Fireworks and a profile of the city of Toronto also appear on the poster. We can notice the mention ""Official Mark Canadian Olympic Association 1986"

Materials

paper

Colors

pink, white, red, yellow, multi coloured, blue, orange, green, black

Dimension

78 x 58,5 cm

Literature

BERLIOUX, Monique (Dir.), L'Olympisme par l'affiche / Olympism through Posters. Lausanne : Imprimeries Réunies, 1983.

Type of item

Posters -> candidature poster

Reference number

238722

Keywords

Candidature (for OG)Tradition Olympic symbol emblem

Notes

Toronto 1996, candidature poster. Toronto was a candidate city to host the 1996 Olympic Games, but ultimately Atlanta was elected at the 96th IOC Session in 1990. The hats of the immigrant populations of Canada symbolise the integration of foreign communities in an Olympic Games project. Purchase