The Racing Game
Artist
Richard Mantel
United States, born 1941
Date1980
Dimensions46 x 30 in. (116.8 x 76.2 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.6627
DescriptionBased primarily on the Dick Francis’s 1965 best-seller Odds Against, this six-part Mystery! series follows jockey-cum-detective Sid Halley as he investigates a slew of potential crimes at a local horse track. This was Richard Mantel’s first poster for Mobil after joining Push Pin. As a fan of the novels, he felt that hiding a skull inside the hedge was an appropriate nod to the murder-mystery genre. Interestingly, Isadore Seltzer, another Push Pin alumnus, designed several jackets for Dick Francis books. On View
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