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1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS 1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS special poster OR search current auctions Auction History Result 4j209 1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS linen 31x47 French special poster 1968 XIX Olympic games, different art! Date Sold 3/5/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Linenbacked French Special Poster (measures 31 1/4" x 46 3/4" [79 x 119 cm]) (Learn More) The 1968 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad) was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12th to the 27th. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. This year during the medal award ceremony for the men's 200 meter race, black American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand for civil rights by raising their black-gloved fists and wearing black socks in lieu of shoes. The Australian Peter Norman, who had run second, wore an American "civil rights" badge as support to them on the podium. In response, the IOC banned Smith and Carlos from the Olympic Games for life, and Norman's omission from Australia's Olympic team in 1972 was allegedly as punishment. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this poster! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: fair. The poster was never folded. There was printing on the back of it to advertise something else in large letters, and that writing bled through to the entire middle of the front of the poster. Overall, the poster was in fair condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was pretty well backed, but the restorer did not in any way address the bleed-through, and it is very noticeable. Learn More about condition grades 
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