Painting Jo di Bona - Léon Marchand
- Inventory number
- 2024.2.152.1
- Barcode
- 93091
- Type
- Tableau
- Period
- Paris 2024
- Creator / Author
- Di Bona Jo - 16 juillet 1975 - Seine-Saint-Denis - Paris - France
- Origin
- MNS - 2024.2 - don - COJOP Paris 2024 - 30 septembre 2024
- Usage
- Supporterisme
- Materials
- Peinture/aluminium/polyéthylène
- Dimensions
- 200cm - 200cm- 0,4cm
Physical description
Dibond plaque on which the volunteers of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games could write messages, on which the artist Jo Di Bona worked to represent Léon Marchand. The source of Léon Marchand's portrait is a photo of the swimmer at the end of the 200m medley final, at the moment when he shows 4 fingers, symbolizing his 4 gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Notes
Artwork from the "Faces of the Games" collection by the artist Jo Di Bona, commissioned by Paris 2024, in which texts and drawings by the Paris 2024 volunteers are integrated, and one or more faces of athletes, former athletes, or volunteers who have participated in the Olympic or Paralympic Games, or who have a particular role to play.
Photo credits
© @ Collection MNS