The LA84 Foundation decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics, which was held in Mexico City, through an art gallery. They received artifacts in bulk from the Helms Athletic ...

A new sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum pays tribute to one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history. Inspired by U.S. sprinter Tommie Smith, who with John Carlos raised his fist ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — During the Olympics, you'll see athletes launch themselves over the high jump bar all using the same technique: the Fosbury Flop. But before it became the gold standard for high ...

The iconic photograph of two Black athletes standing on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, heads bowed and fists raised in the Black Power Salute as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played ...

Learn how we uncover deeper insights with the Direct Message Methodology. Starting with the iconic swoop of Lance Wyman’s 1968 Olympic logo, we remember Mexico City as a visual spectacle like no other ...

Dick Fosbury's high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I would say I grew up in a household intent on making sure that I, and my ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 1968 Summer Olympics souvenir flag is ...

When you need to capture the fastest people on earth and show the entire world in second. Getty's got it this time 100 m and about 26 seconds flat. From the time it was shot to the time it was on our ...

Check out Leila Dunbar’s appraisal of a 1956 - 1968 Al Oerter Olympic collection in Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, Hour 3. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American ...