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Poster, Sports Symbols for Munich 72 Olympics

This is a Poster. It was designed by Otl Aicher and collected by Henry Dreyfuss. It is dated 1972 and we acquired it in 1972. Its medium is photomechanical print on paper. It is a part of the Archives department.

This object was donated by Henry Dreyfuss. It is credited Gift of Henry Dreyfuss.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 29.8 × 43.2 cm (11 3/4 in. × 17 in.)

Cite this object as

Poster, Sports Symbols for Munich 72 Olympics; Designed by Otl Aicher (German, 1922 - 1991); Collected by Henry Dreyfuss Associates (United States); photomechanical print on paper; H x W: 29.8 × 43.2 cm (11 3/4 in. × 17 in.); Gift of Henry Dreyfuss; 1972-88-1-24

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