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Yusaku Kamekura (1915-1997)
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Yusaku Kamekura (1915-1997)

THE RISING SUN AND THE OLYMPIC EMBLEM, TOKYO 1964

Fermé18 April 2012

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GBP 1,625

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Yusaku Kamekura (1915-1997)
THE RISING SUN AND THE OLYMPIC EMBLEM, TOKYO 1964
colour photogravure, 1961, printed by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., condition A; not backed
40 x 22in. (104 x 56cm.)

Note du spécialiste

The first time the Games were held in Asia heralded a very modern approach to the design for the emblem and the poster. Kamekura himself commented "The most important element is the pictogram, a universal element for communication" (The Olympic Image, p.176)