For the 1912 Summer Olympics  , the official poster was created by a distinguished artist. It depicted several naked male athletes (their genitals obscured) and was for that reason considered too daring for distribution in certain countries. Posters for the  1920,  1924, and  1952 Games also featured nude male figures, evoking the classical origins of the games. The poster for the 1948 Olympics in London featured the Discobolus, a nude sculpture of a discus thrower.
For the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm , the official poster was created by a distinguished artist. It depicted several naked male athletes (their genitals obscured) and was for that reason considered too daring for distribution in certain countries. Posters for the Antwerp 1920, Paris 1924, and Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics also featured nude male figures, evoking the classical origins of the games. The poster for the 1948 Olympics in London featured the Discobolus, a nude sculpture of a discus thrower.
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in Stockholm
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Antwerp
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Paris
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Helsinki
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Games
Summer Olympics