Olympic Games Munich 1972 (Olympische Spiele München 1972)
Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000
Geography:
Printed in Munich, Germany, Europe
Date:
1971-1972Medium:
Color screenprint (poster)Dimensions:
Image: 34 3/8 x 25 3/16 inches (87.3 x 64 cm) Sheet: 40 x 25 3/16 inches (101.6 x 64 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
2002-60-1Credit Line:
Gift of Marla K. Shoemaker, 2002
Printed in Munich, Germany, Europe
Date:
1971-1972Medium:
Color screenprint (poster)Dimensions:
Image: 34 3/8 x 25 3/16 inches (87.3 x 64 cm) Sheet: 40 x 25 3/16 inches (101.6 x 64 cm)Copyright:
© 2014 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2002-60-1Credit Line:
Gift of Marla K. Shoemaker, 2002
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1970s [x] 20th century [x] african american [x] african american art [x] african american artist [x] athletes [x] black art [x] black figures [x] black subject [x] collab [x] design collection [x] geometric [x] graphic design [x] historical [x] illustration [x] olympics [x] poster [x] runners [x] sports [x] track [x]Jacob Lawrence was one of a number of artists who were invited to design posters for the 1972 Olympic games in Munich, Germany. He created this image to commemorate the involvement of black athletes in the Olympic games, as track was an area in which these athletes had traditionally excelled. This subject had a particular historical resonance because African American hero Jesse Owens won a record four gold medals in track at the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, where Hitler had planned to prove the superiority of the German "Aryan" people.
