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

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.