Torino Olympiqué

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Created by
Allen, Steve Randall, American, born 1954
Commissioned by
United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894
Date
2005
Medium
acrylic paint on canvas
Dimensions
60 x 48 x 1 1/2 in. (152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm)
Description
An acrylic painting depicting people participating in Winter Olympic events. The sports depicted at the top are the luge, speed skating and snowboarding. The sports depicted at center are the biathlon, alpine skiing, and speed skating. The ports depicted at the bottom of the painting are Ice hockey, curling, figure skating and bobsledding.
Place depicted
Turin, Torino, Italy, Europe
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
acrylic paintings
Topic
Art
Athletes
Olympics
Sports
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Steve R. Allen in honor of Mr. James Arthur Allen
Object number
2013.151.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Steve R. Allen
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ccf4e535-0218-40b4-8ff1-881f18bc0cc7

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