Playing card, Melbourne Olympics 1956 c1956

Maker unknown

Registration number

1755473

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Playing card, Melbourne Olympics 1956

Production date

c1956

Medium

card

Dimensions (H x W x D)

9 x 5.9 cm

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Olympics, Melbourne, Playing Cards, Swimming and Diving Stadium

Summary

A seven of diamonds playing card. This card was made for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, which ran from 22 November until 8 December 1956. It features an image of three women diving in the foreground and in the background the newly opened Swimming and Diving Stadium, designed and built specifically for the 1956 Olympics.