1970s Posters

Rare Olympic Games Munich 1972 Limited Edition 'Poster entitled 'Five Black Athletes in a Relay Race' signed and numbered by Jacob Lawrence Dimensions: Sheet Size: Length 109.5 × 69.5 cm Image Size: Length: 87 × 64 cm Edition Size: 200 Edition Number: 24 marked in pencil by Jacob Lawrence Signed: Jacob Lawrence 71 in pencil by Jacob Lawrence Serigraph – Screenprint Printed words on the left hand corner of the sheet read as follows: © Edition Olympia 1972 Gmbh 1971 Dietz Officin Lengmoos Description Bold colours fresh and vibrant as when originally issued Overall condition: Very good for age A minor tear at the top edge has been repaired and the poster has been given a conservation wash by one of UK’s leading paper conservators, in the main, to remove soluble pollutants, which if left untreated in a poster, in particular, one printed more than 50 years ago would accelerate its degradation. This first class conservational treatment will ensure that the poster would retain its present condition if professionally framed with museum-quality glass and not exposed to direct sunlight or put into long-term storage following the specialist guidelines for the storage of posters and prints. Jacob Lawrence was one of a number of artists who were invited to design posters for the 1972 Olympic Games held in Munich. He was first non-white artist to commissioned by an Olympic Games Committee. Lawrence created an image to commemorate the involvement of black athletes in the Olympic Games, as track was the field in which they had traditionally excelled. This striking poster depicts five black runners with grimacing faces take giant strides around a large, curving track as they head toward the finish line. They hold batons in their hands to show that they are competing in a relay race. Each athlete is shown with his arms, legs, and head in a slightly different position, one has his head back and his right leg stretched forward, almost straight. Lawrence used bold colours to depict the runners' stylised faces and legs as well as the repeated shapes of the track. He combined the flat, simplified shapes and empty spaces of modernism with silhouetted figures and the rhythmic patterns and colours of Harlem scenes. He labelled his pictorial style 'dynamic cubism'. Lawrence's poster embraces several themes: a) the intensity of competition in a relay race with invariably dramatic endings; b) memories of the African American athlete, Jesse Owens...

Original vintage train travel poster - Visit Dover Castle - featuring artwork by the notable commercial artist and poster designer Reginald Montague Lander (1913-1980) depicting a fa...

Manhattan (1979) Original British Quad (30 X 40 Inches) A simple but iconic design for this 1970's Woody Allen classic. The artwork, incorporating a Manhattan skyline in the the tit...

Francis Bacon Grand Palais Poster inscribed to Gordon, signed by hand. This is an imprint of the posters published to advertise an extensive retrospect of the works of Francis Bacon ...

Original vintage music advertising poster for Mr Felix Brass Band at the South Border Jazz Club in Bad Honnef on Saturday 20 May featuring a black and white design with a trumpet in ...

Original vintage music poster for the American blues piano player, singer and songwriter Memphis Slim (John Len Chatman; 1915-1988) featuring a silhouette photograph of the pianist by the French photographer Jean-Pierre Leloir (1931-2010) known for his iconic photos...

Original American film poster for Bruce Lee legendary 1973 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly and directed by Robert Clouse. This poster is conservation li...

Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, Henri Matisse, 'BIBLIOTHEQUE NATIONALE' 1970 This is an original exhibition poster by Henri Matisse from 1970, the overall condition is very good...

An Iconic Original Bullfighting Large Poster (September Month 1971) that has been beautifully framed for the The Plaza de Toros de Albacete a bullring in the town of the Albacete, in...

Original vintage music concert poster for The Rolling Stones 1973 European Tour following their Goats Head Soup album release and featuring the so-called Nude Blonde design by the En...

Return of The Pink Panther, The (1975) Original British Quad (30 X 40 Inches) Original 1975 UK Quad movie poster for THE RETURN OF THE PNK PANTHER (1975) starring Peter Sellers and ...

A surly Michael Caine stalks the Newcastle docks as ruthless London gangster Jack Carter on this scarce Japanese B2 poster for the cult 1971 British crime thriller 'Get Carter.' Base...

Original vintage music poster for Emerson Lake & Palmer Super Group in Concert Keith Greg & Carl featuring the bold black text above a photograph design showing the three members of the successful English progressive art rock group...

Lady and The Tramp (1970's Re-release) Original British Quad (30 X 40 Inches) The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt. This is an ...

Original vintage music advertising poster for Dave Brubeck & Sons Two Generations of Brubeck featuring a stylised image of the face of the notable American jazz musician, composer and bandleader David...

Godfather, The (1972) - FRAMED Original Front-of-House (8 X 10 Inches) Original 1972 US Front-of-House Card The Godfather. Year: 1972 Nationality: US Type: Original Front-of-House ...

Original vintage advertising poster for the Creative Playthings educational toy shop in Manhattan New York featuring a fun and colourful graphic design by the South African toymaker and illustrator Fredun Shapur...

Original vintage cinema poster for a family mystery film The Double McGuffin directed by Joe Camp and starring Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy and Elke Sommer...

Let It Be (1970) Original British Quad (30 X 40 Inches) Michael Lindsay-Hogg's documentary records the Fab Four's final days constructing their notorious and oft-delayed final album...

Original vintage movie poster for the award winning American drama voted Best Picture at the Cannes Film Festival 1976 (also Oscar nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Pi...

Perhaps the most famous music festival of all time, Woodstock was held between August 15-18th in 1969. Featuring an all-star lineup including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dea...

Brilliant poster promoting the American Dance Festival 1979. With artwork from American Figurative artist Alex Katz, this brilliant monochrome piece captures the kinetic energy and m...

Dr.No (1970's) Italian 4 Foglio (55 X 79 Inches) Original 1970's Re-Release Italian 4 Foglio Superb image of Sean Connery & Ursula Andreas in her white bikini. This is from a 1970’...

Original vintage railway travel poster for France Brittany issued by the state owned French national railways (SNCF Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais; founded 1938) featu...

Original vintage skiing winter sport poster featuring a dynamic illustration of a skier in ski gear depicted in black and white zooming down a snowy slope at speed past a red flag wi...

ARTIST Jean Widmer CONDITION Excellent YEAR 1977 SIZE 220x160cm Format Linen backed This poster was created to advertise the opening of the modern art ‘Georges Pompidou...

Original photographic production still for Clint Eastwood's classic Dirty Harry. This film was directed by Don Siegel. This piece is framed in a Sapele ...

- 1972, no copy, lithography - Original condition, see the photos - Glassed, signed.

Written and directed by Mike Hodges in his feature debut, "Get Carter" was released in 1971. Receiving a somewhat mixed reception upon its original release, it wasn't until the 1990s...

Swiss artist & graphic designer Max Bill was one of 29 artists commissioned to produce posters for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. In the run-up to...

Original vintage Soviet film poster for political drama film ?????? ?????? / Black Sun based on the biography of the Congolese politician Patrice Lumumba (1925-1961) and set during t...

Don Siegel's 1971 neo-noir "Dirty Harry" introduced Clint Eastwood's iconic Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan. A huge critical and commercial success, the film launched 4 sequels and ...

One of a series of five oversized posters produced by innovative Stiff Records design director Barney Bubbles to promote the first Stiff Records tour, which was known as the Live Sti...

Original vintage advertising poster for an art exhibition of Engraved Work by the notable artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) L'oeuvre Grave held at the National Library / Bibliotheque Nationale Paris from January to March 1970...

Released in 1978 and based on the 1971 musical of the same name, "Grease" was a huge critical and commercial success. With iconic songs and set pieces, the summer love story between ...

Naked Under Leather (1970) Original One Sheet (27 X 41 Inches) Marianne Faithfull stars as a girl on a motorcycle. For the main US release of the cult classic 'Girl on a Motorcycle'...

- 1970s - printer : Wolfensberger - original, no later reprint!! - glassed in frame.

Rocky (1976) US INSERT (14 X 36 Inches) Stallone's Oscar-winning original. Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the heavy-weight champion, Apollo ...

This graphic multiple was designed by Peter Phillips and printed in a limited edition (76/100) by Jabik & Colophon Editor in 1972. It features its ori...

Chinatown (1974) US INSERT (14 X 36 Inches) CHINATOWN insert 1974 art of Jack Nicholson & Faye Dunaway by Pearsall. When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson)...

The Getaway (1979r) Original British Quad (30 X 40 Inches) Original 1979 re-release British Quad The artwork by Putzu for the 1979 re-release of The Getaway in the UK was far bette...

Grease (1978) - FRAMED Lobby Card (8 X 10 Inches) Original US Mini Lobby Card / Front-of-House card US FOH#2. featuring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John in the iconic "You're t...

Designed by concert poster artist David Singer, this beautiful poster was created in 1970 to promote a live concert of The Kinks & Elton John at the world famous Fillmore West in San Francisco. Bill Graham events such as this were well known for their now iconic poster art, often vibrant & psychedelic whilst Graham ran Fillmore Auditorium & Fillmore West in the 1960s & 70s. The venue was best known for hosting the likes of the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival...

Presented is an original autographed poster from a 1973 issue of National Geographic magazine, celebrating the historic Apollo missions from the fir...

Great set of acupuncture charts from the 1970s. Extremely detailed and thorough diagrams showing every part of the human anatomy. Charts in good vintage condition. Floating on black ...

Typically vibrant and precise, this great poster depicts the iconic "Love in Blue and green" by American Pop Artist Robert Indiana, promoting his exhibition at the Stable Gallery in ...

Led-Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same (1976) Original US (27 X 41 Inches) This is an original poster produced by and distributed by the studio to be displayed in the theatres to p...

With wonderful artwork from Italian poster artist Luigi Castiglioni, this brilliant poster was created to promote the World Heavyweight Championship fight between the legendary Muham...

Original vintage motorsport poster for the 1924 Type 35 Bugatti race car featuring a great side profile illustration of a blue Bugatti car marked with a number 3. Manufactured from 1...

Charming poster from 1970 for the French railway SNCF promoting their routes to the Cote d'Azur in southern France. Featuring gorgeous artwork of a sunny scene behind a bunch of fl...

Original vintage offset poster Campari Soda Vince La Sete Football Soccer Pijoan Condition backing / material: Linen (backed on acid-free paper and cotto...

Art Deco Original Vintage Poster 'Dalbret' circa. 1920 ARTIST Unknown CONDITION Good FORMAT Linen Backed DIMENSIONS 140 x 68 cm YEAR c. 1920

Beautiful poster for the 8th New York Film Festival, held between September 10th to 20th 1970 at the Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center. This piece "Short Cuts" was designed by the ...

Original 1972 Exhibition Poster by Joan Miró – "Sobreteixims i Escultures," Sala Gaspar Artist: Joan Miró Exhibition: "Sobreteixims i Escultures," Sala Gaspar, Barcelona Year: 19...

Brilliant poster promoting the American Dance Festival 1976. With artwork from American Figurative artist Alex Katz, this warm and wonderful piece captures the kinetic energy and mov...

Wonderful poster from 1977 with fantastic graphic artwork from Axel Bengs depicting antelope for the Tierpark Berlin. Founded in 1955 in Friedrichsfelde, the zoo was set up to rival ...

- rare - marked - original - can be framed and glazed.

Published by Mourlot Imp. Paris. Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris exhibition. A slim blue vase with tall stemmed red roses on yellow ground. Presented nicely in black metal frame with ...

Fantastic rare poster for the Sex Pistols 1976 UK tour "It's Anarchy in the UK Tour" concert at the Kings Hall in Derby. The show was due to be the second date on the tour, however following an extremely controversial TV appearance by the band, the tour was forced to be delayed. The phenomenal bill of performers also included The Clash, The Damned and Johnny Thunders...

Beautiful and rare exhibition poster for Robert Rauschenberg's exhibition at the famous Art Institute of Chicago in the USA. Held between December 3rd 1977 to January 15th 1978, the ...