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Tokyo 1964 Olympic Poster
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- Title:
- Tokyo 1964 Olympic Poster
- Artist:
- Yusaku Kamekura
- Producer:
- Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.
- Designer:
- Yusaku Kamekura
- Production place:
- Japan
- Date:
- 1964
- Period:
- 20th century CE
- Title:
- Tokyo 1964 Olympic Poster
- Artist:
- Yusaku Kamekura
- Producer:
- Toppan Printing Co. Ltd.
- Designer:
- Yusaku Kamekura
- Production place:
- Japan
- Date:
- 1964
- Period:
- 20th century CE
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- 124.5 × 75 cm
The Olympic Organising Committee unanimously decided to commission Yūsaku Kamekura, the leading figure of Japanese graphic design after World War II, to design four posters for the Tokyo 1964 Olympics.
The first in the series, ‘The Rising Sun and the Olympic Emblem’ combined the emblem of the Games with a simple but dynamic reinterpretation of the Rising Sun of the Japanese national flag. Around 100,000 copies of this poster were printed and distributed before the Games.
The Tokyo 1964 posters were produced using a multi-coloured photo engraving, a distinct technical accomplishment of Japan’s printing industry. They were the subject of much praise for their design and their printing quality.
