Database / I I I I
Design Resources: Digital Archive
Holdings Classification (Registered Name)
Tokyo Olympics No. 2
Tokyo Olympics No. 2
- Category
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- #Graphic
- Year of Production (First Edition)
1962
- Designer
Yusaku Kamekura (designer), Jo Murakoshi (photo direction), Osamu Hayasaki (photo)
- Manufacturer
Unclear
- Distributor
Unclear
- Dimensions
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W728 × H1030 mm
- Materials and Techniques
paper, gravure printing
- Design Registration Number
Unclear
- Portrait and Publicity Rights Holder
Not Applicable
- Copyright Registration Number
Unclear
- Related Links
- Inquiries
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design. Curatorial Division
- Data Source
100 Posters of Japan, 1991, Kodansha.
COLLECTION II, 1990, The Museum of Modern Art, Toyama.
A poster that dramatically heightened the excitement for the first Olympic Games in Asia.
Description
One of the most iconic posters representing post-World War II Japan. It is often displayed alongside Posters No. 1 and No. 3. The image of athletes launching into their start, illuminated against the darkness, is filled with dynamism, making it a symbol of the entire Olympic Games.
The power of photography is a key feature of this poster, and it also served as a starting point for the widespread use of gravure-printed posters.