Original San Francisco Olympic Summer Games Poster, 2012
ABOUT
Original poster created for San Francisco's unsuccessful attempt to gain the 2012 Summer Olympics. Created by renown artist Primo Angeli.
- CREATOR Primo Angeli.
- DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.2012.
- MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Archival Paper, Lithograph.
- CONDITION Good. Near mint condition.
- DIMENSIONS Sheet: H 25 in. W 15 in.
HISTORY
For over 40 years, Primo Angeli built an international reputation for his work in packaging, corporate identity and poster design from his San Francisco office. His clients include global brands like Coca-Cola and DHL, and international events like the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. None of this meant he was above designing for regional or local icons like the Boudin Bakery, Henry Weinhard’s or Mariani.
A number of Primo Angeli’s designs are in permanent collections and exhibitions worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Smithsonian Institution and Library of Congress in Washington D.C., Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design in New York, Achenbach Collection at the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw Poster Collection, and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.
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