Ballet de Russe Monte Carlo railway Vauxhall and Wolseley cars

Vauxhall and Wolseley cars

The posters designed for the 1972 Munich Games are among the most arresting issued for the international sporting event

by the English fine artist Carel Weight

celebrating the shared endeavour of international communist armies

The photographic design (reminiscent of contemporary Shell Guides to England) features unusual places of interest that could be reached by public transport

Ballet de Russe Monte Carlo railway Vauxhall and Wolseley carsA rare original pre war poster for a performance of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1938. The company had originally been part of the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo (with a plural name) formed in 1932 after the demise of Ballets Russes. The new company was created in 1936 and adopted the title shown here in 1938 when Lonide Massine became artistic director. A higher resolution image is available on request.