Description

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This collection of historic Olympic posters will appeal to sports enthusiasts as well as art and design lovers.

Every four years the country hosting the winter or summer Olympic Games creates an overarching image that is used to promote its own culture as well as the values of sportsmanship and unity. While each Olympic city's official poster is vastly different from the other, appreciating them as a collection illuminates trends in graphic design, printing technology, and marketing that reveal larger truths about the role the games have played over the years. Some of these posters were created by renowned artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and Rachel Whiteread, while others echo distinct trends in graphic design. These exquisite reproductions can be detached from the book and are suitable for framing. In a time of visual overload, these posters remind us of the lasting impact of an iconic image.

About the Author

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STELLA CHRISTIANSEN is an art and lifestyle book editor. She lives in Munich, Germany.