Olympic Diploma for Bronze Medal in the 400M Hurdles awarded to Richard Howard
date: label: Date
content: 1960
name: label: Issued by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967
label: Signed by
content: Avery Brundage, American, 1887 - 1975
label: Signed by
content: Giulio Andreotti, Italian, 1919 - 2013
label: Designed by
content: Elio Tomei, Italian
notes: label: Description
content: A diploma from the 1960 Olympics in Rome awarded to Richard Wayne Howard. The diploma is a color print of a stone plaque on a stylized brick wall. The plaque is central with the logo of the 1960 Olympics on the left side. The logo features the Olympic rings capped with a statue of the Capitoline Wolf and the date in Roman numerals [MCMLX]. Text is printed in Italian in the central panel that recognizes Howard as the winner of the Bronze Medal in the Men's 400 M Hurdles. The diploma is signed by the International Olympic Committee president Avery Brundage and by the Organizational Committee president Giulio Andreotti. The back of the diploma is blank.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Rome, Roma, Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.140.3
objectType: label: Type
content: diplomas
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © International Olympic Committee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 16 1/8 x 20 1/16 in. (41 x 51 cm)