On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Distributed by
Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, American, 1978 - 1984
Owned by
Lewis, Carl, American, born 1961
Used by
Lewis, Evelyn L., American
Date
August 3, 1984
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (2013.126.35.1): 2 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (7 x 16 cm)
H x W (2013.126.35.2): 2 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (7 x 15.9 cm)
Description
Predominantly orange and purple paper Olympics ticket with black type. Paper ticket has small strip of yellow at top edge and small strip of green at bottom edge. The official Athletics pictogram appears in the upper left portion of the ticket. Tickets are for a track and field event taking place at 9:30 AM on August 3rd, 1984. The event took place at LA Memorial Coliseum. The paper tickets were issued to Evelyn L Lewis. One of the tickets (2013.126.35.1) is for seat 105, while the other ticket is for seat 106.
Place depicted
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Type
admission tickets
Topic
Olympics
Sports
Track and field
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
Object number
2013.126.35.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights
© International Olympic Committee
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b234cad5-f739-4cb6-bad5-724f54f072ca

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