Poster, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956

Poster, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 c1956

BECK, Richard

Registration number

1733053

Artist/maker

BECK, Richard

Printer

Containers Ltd

Title

Poster, Olympic Games Melbourne 1956

Production date

c1956

Medium

paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

101.5 x 65.5 cm

Inscriptions

OLYMPIC GAMES / MELBOURNE / 22 NOV - 8 DEC / 1956. In the lower right hand corner in white is the signature of the designer ''''''''''''''''RICHARD BECK'''''''''''''''', to the left of the coat of arms reads, in black, ''''''''''''''''The Coat of Arms of the City of Melbourne'''''''''''''''' included in the coat of arms the Latin motto ''''''''''''''''VIRES ACQUIRT EUNDO''''''''''''''''.

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Richard Beck, Olympic Games Melbourne, 1956, poster, City of Melbourne, coat of arms

Summary

This bold graphic design by Richard Beck was entered into a design competition organised by the Melbourne Olympic Committee in 1954 in its search for an official poster to promote the 1956 Olympic Games. Catching the eye of the judges, Beck's poster was the winning entrant. Prior to being released as a poster in 1956, the design wast first reproduced on an Australian postage stamp in 1954.