08 May 2012 14:53
1908 Olympic Poster by an unkown artist, lost until recently (c) Private collection / IOC
This poster by an unknown artist was lost until recently. No copy is held in BOA archives, nor by the IOC, one reason being that the poster was in fact prepared by the organisers of the Franco-British Exhibition. A copy of the image was known on a folder describing the Olympic stadium, but it was research by members of the Society of Olympic Collectors that established it was the poster image – a postcard exists showing the poster in situ.