Games of the XXII Olympiad
Artist
LeRoy Neiman
United States, 1921 - 2012
Date1980
MediumOffset Lithograph
Dimensions39 x 20 1/4 in. (99.1 x 51.4 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LineGift of the LeRoy Neiman and Jane Byrne Neiman Foundation
Object numberPH.6539
DescriptionWhile LeRoy Neiman was not the official artist of the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union, he created two companion posters to his earlier designs for the Lake Placid Games—this image of a pole vaulter and another featuring two boxers. In his numerous compositions for the Olympics, Neiman favored American athletes dominating their sport, reflecting his own strong sense of nationalism. On View
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