1956 Stockholm Equestrian Olympic Games poster, reproduced as a postcard by the I.O.C. in 1984 and contained in Card Wallet
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Postcard
Date Used
1956
1984
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Brief Description
Postcard of a poster. Pictorial design features a young, ancient Athenian soldier, wearing only a chlamys, or cloak, riding bareback on his bucking horse. This image is derived from a portion of the frieze on the 5th century B.C. Parthenon temple in the Acropolis of Athens. Below is an inscription, in Swedish, as if inscribed on a plinth, reading: 'XVI OLYMPIADENS/RYTTARTAVLINGAR/19 56/STOCKHOLM 10-17 JUNI'. "Ryttartavlingar" roughly means "Riding Competition", or in an Olympic context, "Equestrian Games". Designed by John Sjosvard. It was reproduced by the I.O.C. as a postcard in 1984.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 148 W: 105 D: 1mm (H: 5 13/16 W: 4 1/8 D: 1/16")
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Date Used
1956
1984
1984
Location
In storage
Registration No
1986.14.20
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