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YUSAKU KAMEKURA (1915-1997) & OSAMU HAYASAKI (DATES UNKNOWN) TOKYO. 1962. 40 1/2x28 1/2 inches, 103x72 1/2 cm. Toppan Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Condition B+: minor tears at edges; creases and abrasions in margins and image. Paper. The posters in Kamekura's Olympic series, "broke new ground by focusing on the psychological drama of individuals striving for personal goals in an 'actual' event. This was achieved through photography - the first time the medium had been used in official Olympic posters to transmit the immediacy and excitement of the games to a contemporary audience" (Olympic Posters p. 73). Kamekura 59, Brockmann p. 148, Olympic Posters pl. 60, Sportissimo p. 15, Weill 589.
