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29 January 2025
By Bill Miller
International regatta posters are great pieces of graphic art. National, International, FISA and Olympic posters were regularly printed to promote these events. From 1900 to about 1975, regatta posters mostly featured graphic designs. Mid-1970s and onward were mostly designed around photographic images. It’s fun to see how designers imagined many graphic versions of rowing.
Tim Koch published a great piece on HTBS on 21 June 2024 showing Henley Women’s Regatta posters. Let’s look at some of the 20th Century international regatta posters.
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Thomas E Weil Collection
Bill Miller Collection
Bill Miller Collection
Thomas E Weil Collection
Thomas E Weil Collection
Thomas E Weil Collection
Bill Miller Collection
Bill Miller Collection
Bill Miller Collection
Bill Miller Collection
Bill Miller Collection
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Bill Miller Collection
Bill Miller Collection
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Most posters after 1975 were photo compositions. Examples below:
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