In the summer of 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. In return, the Soviet Union and eastern bloc nations boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In response, cable broadcasting magnate Ted Turner established the Goodwill Games to bring athletes together outside the Olympic structure. The first Goodwill Games were held in Moscow in 1986; the second took place in Seattle in 1990. The games ran from July 20 to August 5th, and most events took place on the University of Washington campus.
This poster from the 1990 Goodwill Games shows a gymnast holding a golden globe as international flags and doves of peace fly in the background. Chris Hopkins did the original painting for the poster.
Printed on poster: Artist - Chris Hopkins
Caption information source: HistoryLink.org Essay 5658.
ID Number: 2019.3.24.1
Date: 1990
Physical Description: 1 poster : color ; 22 x 30 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
