Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics
Milton Glaser
American, 1929–2020
1983
A lithographic poster by Milton Glaser for the XIV Olympic Winter Games that transforms a carved classical column entwined with floating, colorful Olympic rings into a modern, symbolic emblem for the Sarajevo Games.
You first notice a solitary Corinthian column rising from a flat green plain into a pale, clouded sky, its marble texture sharply rendered against a bold rectangular border of orange, green and blue while bright rings loop around its shaft and hover above it.
Glaser’s image blends classical reference, flat color and playful geometry to recast civic symbolism for a global audience, exemplifying how late‑twentieth‑century graphic design reimagined event branding and public posters during the Cold War era.
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
36 × 24" (91.4 × 61 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of Krešimir Penović
Accession
200.2016.4
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions