(BLACK PANTHERS SPORT) Group of 3 Olympics 72 posters

Sale 2408 - Lot 186

Price Realized: $ 750

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

(BLACK PANTHERS--SPORT.) Group of 3 Olympics "72" posters. Two posters, printed in black red and green, one picturing a black man with first raised; the other a woman with fist raised, evocative of Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the 1968 Games. A third poster in black and white advertising a variety of posters from the same company, all with African American themes. New York: Jymie (sic) Productions, 1970

Set Alert for Similar Items

Additional Details

Two stark posters bringing to mind John Carlos and Tommie Smith, the two sprinters from team America who in 1968 refused to accept their medals and instead raised their fists in the classic Black Power salute. It is probable that these posters were produced in anticipation of the 1972 games, two years before they were played. The '72 games were not without their own drama as the U.S. basketball team tangled with the Soviets.