Object Timeline

1972

  • Work on this object began.

1976

  • Work on this object ended.

1997

  • We acquired this object.

2016

2025

  • You found it!

Poster, Montréal 1976 - Olympic Games

This is a Poster. It was designed by Georges Huel and Pierre-Yves Pelletier. It is dated 1972–76 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is offset lithograph on white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Ken Friedman. It is credited Gift of Ken Friedman.

Its dimensions are

84.0 x 59.4 cm (33 1/16 x 23 3/8 in. )

It is signed

Imprinted in black lower left corner: Directeurs artistiques: Georges Huel et Pierre-Yves Pelletier Graphistes: Yvon Larouche, Pierre-Yves Pelletier et Guy Saint-Arnaud

It is inscribed

Imprinted in red upper left corner the registrered logo of the Olympic Games. Imprinted in black lower left corner: Copyright 1972, COJO 76. Litho Canada

Cite this object as

Poster, Montréal 1976 - Olympic Games; Designed by Georges Huel, Pierre-Yves Pelletier; offset lithograph on white wove paper; 84.0 x 59.4 cm (33 1/16 x 23 3/8 in. ); Gift of Ken Friedman; 1997-19-163

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18673345/ |title=Poster, Montréal 1976 - Olympic Games |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=13 March 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>