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Illustrated by:
Corrado Mancioli, Italian, 1904 - 1958  Search this
Printed by:
Salomone, Italian  Search this
Distributed by:
Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad, Italian, 1958 - 1960  Search this
Owned by:
Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 13/16 x 6 1/16 in. (9.7 x 15.4 cm)
Type:
admission tickets
Place depicted:
Rome, Roma, Italy, Europe
Date:
1960
Description:
A ticket for admission to an athletic event at the Stadio Olimpico during the 1960 Rome Olympics. The ticket is pink with a red graphic of the portico of the Temple of Saturn. The portico is depicted as ruins with a piece of a fallen column in the foreground on the bottom center. Behind the portico, additional monuments and architecture can be seen. Below center to the right of the portico is a white graphic of the Olympic Stadium. At the top in the center is a block of red text and the logo of the 1960 Rome Olympics. The logo features the Olympic rings capped with a statue of the Capitoline Wolf and the date in Roman numerals. On the right side of the ticket is a stylized clock with the time at 3 o'clock and a white graphic of a track runner. Information about the event is printed in Italian above and below the image of the clock and runner. The reverse of the ticket features a black and white image of the Olympic Stadium. To the left of the image is a column of text with instructions. In the lower left quadrant is a vertical stamp of the ticket number.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Athletes  Search this
Olympics  Search this
Sports  Search this
Track and field  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family
Object number:
2012.140.4
Restrictions & Rights:
© International Olympic Committee
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition:
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c397a4ac-00f3-4618-b260-506eb39d0229
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.140.4