Art Exhibition Tokyo Olympics Ryuichi Yamashiro Yutaka Takanashi
Japan / 1964 / Advertising Posters / Ryuichi Yamashiro and Yutaka Takanashi / 104x72.5
Original vintage advertising poster published in English and Japanese to promote art exhibitions during the Tokyo Olympics 1964. Great design by the Japanese graphic designer and typographer Ryuichi Yamashiro (1920-1997) and the Japanese photographer Yutaka Takanashi (b 1935) featuring a black and white photograph of a folded fan dividing the image between the English text above in blue letters with the Tokyo Olympic Games logo of a red rising sun and the Olympic Rings, listing the old and modern art and photography exhibitions, puppet shows, traditional music and other performance events, and the Japanese text below in grey Japanese calligraphic letters. Printed in Japan by Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Good condition, creases, light folds, repaired tears on bottom margin.