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2001/84/579 Banner, venue decoration, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000, synthetic material, designed by the Look of the Games Committee, made c. 2000. Click to enlarge.
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Sydney Olympic Games banner

This vertical banner was designed by the Look of the Games Committee to decorate one of the indoor venues for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. It was made by the Sydney company, Selby's Pty Ltd, by screen-printing the design onto polyester fabric. In a four-year project, Selby's made most of the flags and banners for the Games, including street banners, torch relay banners, banners for licensees and test events and standard and over-sized flags.

Its design combines elements of the Sydney 2000 …

Summary

Object No.

2001/84/579

Object Statement

Banner, venue decoration, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000, synthetic material, designed by the Look of the Games Committee, made c. 2000

Physical Description

Banner, venue decoration, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000, synthetic material, designed by the Look of the Games Committee, made c. 2000

Banner, polyester, rectangular, orange with yellow 'fluid energy' design. 4 plastic hooks down one side, machine hemmed.

Short URL

https://ma.as/501201

Dimensions

Width

1585 mm

Source

Credit Line

Part of the Sydney 2000 Games Collection. Gift of the New South Wales Government, 2001

Acquisition Date

4 October 2001

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Sydney Olympic Games banner 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/501201>

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/501201 |title=Sydney Olympic Games banner |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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