Eröffnung der XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936
Complete series of 16 photographic printed posters
[Berlin, Germany]
Agfa
[1936]
Each approx. 17 3/8 x 25 1/16 in.
An extremely rare complete series of photographic posters with a daily schedule of events for the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin. Each day features a large, beautifully composed action shot of athletes engaged in the various sports included in the Olympiad, shot on Agfa Isochrom film.
Although awarded to Berlin during the Weimar Republic, the Games of the XI Olympiad were hosted by Nazi Germany and used as a propaganda opportunity.
Issued as a promotional "tear-away" calendar, complete sets are exceedingly scarce.
[World War II, WWII, FDR, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Adolf Hitler, Allied, Axis, George S. Patton, Air Force] [Anti-semitism] [Propaganda, Posters] [Sports, Sports History,
Occasional small loss/tear at upper edge. Complete condition report available upon request
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