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The Spirit of Sport

Name: The Spirit of Sport
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 62124

Robert Peak

$5,000

American (1927–1992)

Date: 1983
Portfolio of Six Lithographs on Arches, signed by the artist and the athlete, and numbered in pencil
Edition of 300, AP 50
Image Size: 22 x 32 inches
Size: 27 x 36 in. (68.58 x 91.44 cm)
Printer: Atelier Ettinger

$5,000

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about The Spirit of Sport

The Spirit of Sport Portfolio was commissioned in 1983 by the Special Olympics Committee to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Special Olympics.

The Special Olympics Committee chose six athletes to represent the "Spirit of Sport." Award-winning artist Robert Peak then asked these athletes to express their personal feelings on the true meaning of sport and translated each athlete's words into artwork. These are images inspired by the athletes, not portraits of them, or illustrations of their respective sports. Each of the six prints is accompanied by a special cover sheet that contains an inspirational quote by the athlete and an anecdote by the artist about the creative process for the artwork along with the limited edition documentation. The Athletes: Joe DiMaggio, Wilt Chamberlain, Frank Gifford, Chris Evert Lloyd, Pelé, and Jack Nicklaus

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About The Artist: Robert Peak

Considered "the father of the contemporary movie poster," Bob Peak totally transformed the approach to movie advertising from basic collages of film stills or head shots to flamboyant artistic illustrations. After his first poster for West Side Story in 1960, he went on to create more than 100 posters for such films as Camelot, My Fair Lady, Superman, Apocalypse Now, Excalibur and Star Trek III, just to name a few. Although a large percentage of...

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About The Medium: Lithograph

A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.

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The Spirit of Sport

Robert Peak

about The Spirit of Sport

About The Artist: Robert Peak

About The Medium: Lithograph

Customer Service

A Variety of Styles

Industry Leading Logistics

Recent collections:

Curated by RoGallery

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Minimalist Art for Clean Spaces

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