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Home > Illustrations > Olympic Sprinter, 1980 Summer Games

Olympic Sprinter, 1980 Summer Games

By Robert M. Cunningham | Created: ca.1980

Olympic Sprinter, 1980 Summer Games
Publication
  • United States Postage Stamp
Publication Date
  • 1980
Medium
  • Acrylic
Support
  • Paper
Illustration Size
  • 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm.)
Collection
  • Norman Rockwell Museum Collection, Gift of Jean R. Cunningham, NRM.2015.03.0563

©Robert M. Cunningham

In this work, vibrant horizontal swaths of color seem to propel the runner toward us, reflecting the artist’s abstractionist sensibility and appreciation for color field painting. 

Genres
  • Advertising
  • Corporate
  • Product Illustration
  • Postage Stamps
Global Perspectives
  • North America
Related Time Periods
  • The Decade 1980-1990 The Decade 1980-1990

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