Games of the III Olympiad
Artwork
Medium:
Poster
Date:
1904
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 27.5 in
Width: 19.5 in
Description:
Vintage-looking promotional poster for "World's Fair". Oval image of city at center, over top of old-fashioned roll-out map. "Daily Official Program" printed along top, "World's Fair, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, U.S.A." printed along bottom.
Historical Context:
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from August 29 until September 3, 1904.