Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Olympic Games Munich 1972 (Olympische Spiele München 1972) Printed in Munich, Germany, Europe1971-72 Jacob Lawrence, American, 1917 - 2000 Color screenprint (poster) Currently not on view 2002-60-1 Gift of Marla K. Shoemaker, 2002 |
LabelJacob 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.Social Tags [?]african american [x] black art [x] collab [x] contemporary [x] design collection [x] looking to write [x] modern [x] nhd 1945 to 1975 events [x] [Add Your Own Tags] |
