1984 Summer Games: The Art of Competitive Sport        In 1983, the organizers of the Los Angeles Summer Olympics approached ProCreations about creating a graphics program for the '84 Summer Games. Laura Smith, now a highly acclaimed graphic artist and designer, was just beginning her career in New York at the time. ProCreations commissioned her to create a series of moderne images celebrating the simple, elegant strength of the individual athlete. After Smith had created three such images, and before they could even be presented to the Olympic Committee, the organizers cancelled the project. ProCreations removed the Olympic name and symbols from the art and published the prints pictured below. The Bicyclist The Gymnast The Diver Artist: Laura Smith Medium: Lithograph Editions: Open with 300 S Dimensions: 18" x 30" Artist: Laura Smith Medium: Lithograph Editions: Open with 300 S Dimensions: 18" x 30" Artist: Laura Smith Medium: Lithograph Editions: Open with 300 S Dimensions: 18" x 30" [ ProCreations in Europe ] [ Newport Jazz Festival ] [ 1984 Louisiana World Exposition ] [ Unique American Posters ] Mardi Gras Posters [ 1978 - 1983 ] [ 1984 - 1989 ] [ 1990 - 1994 ] [ Boston Marathon Posters ] [ Send poster as a free ePosterCard ] View series & prices [ AIBF ] [ World Event ] [ Mardi Gras ] Click on poster image for current value KEY: N = Numbered unsigned; S = Artist-signed & numbered; FA = Fine Art poster before lettering. Artist & Publisher Proofs were made of most prints in addition to the stated editions. These are considered equivalent to artist-signed prints. Images © 1984 / Text © 2000 ProCreations Publishing Company. Click here for the legal stuff