The history of the Summer Olympics, in 27 posters
Tour 120 years of visually diverse and historically revealing Summer Olympics posters
Olympic brochure and report covers from the first modern Olympics in Athens, Greece, in 1896; Paris, France, 1900; St. Louis, Missouri, 1904; London, England, 1908.
(Public Domain, The Advertising Archives / Alamy Stock Photo)Since the 1912 Games, the host country has designed and executed a poster to represent their Games. Seen all at once, these Summer
1912
Stockholm, Sweden
1920
Antwerp, Belgium
1924
Paris, France
1928
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1932
Los Angeles, U.S.
1936
Berlin, Germany
1948
London, England
1952
Helsinki, Finland
1956
Melbourne, Australia
1960
Rome, Italy
1964
Tokyo, Japan
1968
Mexico City, Mexico
1972
Munich, Germany
1980
Moscow, Russia
1984
Los Angeles, U.S.
1988
Seoul, South Korea
1992
Barcelona, Spain
1996
Atlanta, U.S.
2000
Sydney, Australia
2004
Athens, Greece
2008
Beijing, China
2012
London, England
2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio Olympics commissioned 13 posters from a variety of Brazilian artists. This is just one example.
