1980 Winter Olympic Games poster, reproduced as a coloured postcard by the I.O.C. in 1985 and contained in Card Wallet
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Postcard
Date Used
1980
1985
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Postcard of a poster. Three chevrons, red, white, and blue, symbolising the U.S. national colours also represent the mountains around the host city. These join the vertical lines of a stylised Ionic column on the left, harking back to the ancient Games. Crowning the column are the Olympic rings. The curve of the two lower rings nestle into the double-dip at the top of the column. This feature symbolises a double Olympic cauldron, commemorating the current and previous Games already held in Lake Placid in 1932. Designed by Robert W. Whitney. It was reproduced as a postcard by the I.O.C. in 1985.
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
1980
1985
1985
Location
In storage
Registration No
1986.14.33
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