Designs for the Olympics | Collection Highlights | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Poster, Germany 1936, IVth Olympic Games, 1936

Poster, Germany 1936, IVth Olympic Games, 1936
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1980-32-1236

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Square format poster with black print on white ground designed for the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. At center, stylized black typography spells: MEXICO68. From this central text, radiating black lines follow the curves and lines of the central letters, forming an op-art style bold graphic pattern that completely fills the composition. The lower circles of the numbers 6 and 8 form the two lower circles of the interlocking Olympic rings, shown in blue, black, red, yellow, and green.

Poster, Mexico 68, 1967
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
1987-24-20

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Color photographic reproduction of two tall ships under full sail. Large ship at right fills the sheet with smaller ship in the middle distance at left. Accompaning sailboats at lower left, right and center. Texture of the image is grainy.

Poster, Munich Olympics Blatt 9: The Tall Ships, 1972
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-158

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Color photographic reproduction of a field of yellow flowers in the foreground that fills three-quarters of the sheet. In the distance a white church with a brown-red roof surrounded by trees. Mountains in the distance. Texture of image is grainy.

Poster, Munich Olympics Blatt 7: St. Koloman, Germany, 1972
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-159

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

The Olympic five rings symbol is at center on a white background. The blue, yellow, black green and red interlocking rings are are presented in gradiated bands. Montréal 1976 in black at upper center.

Poster, Montréal 1976 - Olympic Games, 1972–76
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-160

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

The five rings of the Olympic symbol are printed in white against a solid red background. They are shown as if reflected on water. Montréal 1976 in black upper center.

Poster, Montréal 1976 - Olympic Games, 1972–76
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-161

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Against a metalic silver background with a long vertical rainbow stribe at center, are presented linear renditions of plan and section views of the main Tower and Exhibition Hall of the Montréal Olympic Park Project.

Poster, Montréal 1976 - Olympic Games, 1972–76
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-162

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

A black, highly stylized, flat graphic shape of a beaver is at the center of the sheet. A rainbow band runs across the animal's body from left to right. Presented on a white background. In black at upper center, Montréal 1976.

Poster, Montréal 1976 - Olympic Games, 1972–76
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-163

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Poster for the Munich Olympics featuring an image of a swimmer.

Poster, Munich Olympics, 1972
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-164

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Poster for the Munich Olympics featuring an image of runners

Poster, Munich Olympics, 1972
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-165

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Poster employing 169 "symbol signs" or pictographs in black, and sometimes gray, in white squares from top to bottom of sheet. Symbols represent an international visual "language" that instructs the viewer to the many activities and regulations of the Olympic Village in Münich durning the 1972 Games. These are presented on a uniform silver-gray background with instructive text in black on the left side of the sheet [in German]. To the right of each of the 24 rows of signs, there is printed text [in German] detailing the image.

Poster, Münich Olympics, 1972
offset lithograph on white wove paper.
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-167

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Poster for Munich Olympics featuring image of fencers.

Poster, Munich Olympics, 1972
Gift of Ken Friedman.
1997-19-169

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Poster, 1979 Connecticut Special Olympics, 1979
lithograph on paper.
Gift of Various Donors.
1981-29-290

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Shopping Bag, Sanyo: L.A. Olympics 1984, 1984
paper.
Gift of Unknown Donor.
2000-26-91

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Poster, 1996 Atlanta Georgia Olympics, ca. 1995

Poster, 1996 Atlanta Georgia Olympics, ca. 1995
offset lithography.
Gift of H. Zlokower Co..
1996-64-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.