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1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS 1968 SUMMER OLYMPICS special poster OR search current auctions Auction History Result 2f067 MEXICO 68 linen Mexican special 34x34 '68 Summer Olympics, by Vazquez, Terrazas & Wyman, rare! Date Sold 9/3/2013 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Linenbacked Mexican Special Poster (measures 33 3/4" x 34 1/4" [86 x 87 cm]) (Learn More) The 1968 Summer Olympics (officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad) was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12th to the 27th. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. This year during the medal award ceremony for the men's 200 meter race, black American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand for civil rights by raising their black-gloved fists and wearing black socks in lieu of shoes. The Australian Peter Norman, who had run second, wore an American "civil rights" badge as support to them on the podium. In response, the IOC banned Smith and Carlos from the Olympic Games for life, and Norman's omission from Australia's Olympic team in 1972 was allegedly as punishment. Artist: Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, Eduardo Terrazas, and Lance Wyman Important Added Info: UPDATED 09/02/2013: Note that a knowledgeable collector pointed out that this is a very rare Complete Official Logo for the '68 Olympics. This full logo was too large to be added to the other posters for the Games, so an abbreviated form appeared on most posters. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had two tears in the middle of the right border and many creases and faint scuffs scattered throughout the poster. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The restorer backed the poster "in the European style", meaning that they did not do restoration to the defects described above. Learn More about condition grades 
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