Title

Jesse Owens at the start of the 200 metres at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

Jesse Owens at the start of the 200 metres at the Berlin Olympic Games, 1936. Owens setting off on the way to one of his four gold medals at the 1936 games. A print from Olympia 1936, Die Olympischen Spiele 1936, Volume II, Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg, 1936. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1936

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D06_044

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (3,4Mb) / 11,2in x 17,5in / 3357 x 5243 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people black male speed sport sports stadium man men country power spectators guy concentration determination running spectator color colour winning determined concentrating Olympics location century Berlin winner effort champion competitor athlete thirties sportsmen sportsman athletics sprinter concept Olympic Stadium athleticism sprinting African American African-American afro-american track and field Olympic games colourised United States of America United States 1930s spectator sport 20th century American America USA The Print Collector gold medallist TGN Jesse Owens photograph Unknown Jesse Owens colorised photograph