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, Sten Heilmann Clausen Heilmann Sten Championship Team World of Silent DenmarkFredericia, August 12—21, 1974 ½ in.24 ½ x 16 Lithograph Collection of the

DENMARK 2 showcases a small selection of the World Chess chief editor Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam. Others are part of important purchases that New in Chess to collectorsto of varied social stations. butthe posterbegan come to into itsown after invention of the lithography1796 by Bavarianactor and playwright Alois The Senfelder. new print technique allowed posters be to created more cheaply and efficiently. The artist draws an image on stone or a plate with a greasy medium that will adhere inkto then applies water the to stone. The artist then uses a roller add to oil-based ink the to stone, which will only adhere the to grease crayon. As century the 19th progressed, posters began be to seen as more than simply means of communication; they were also works of art that were accessible the WCHOF has made build to and diversify its collection. Poster History Posters are one of the earliest forms of advertising. Public announcements date back ancient to times, tournaments Saint Louis chess the on held campus—perfectly mission demonstrate museum’s the celebrateto the as well as its impact on art and popular culture. Many of the posters in the collection WCHOF’s are donations from individuals including Raquel Browne (wifeof the lateGrandmaster ),International Master John Donaldson,Ken Marshall, and Drawn Games: Chess(WCHOF) Hallof Fame’s extensive poster collection, which numbers Postersover 300, as well as fewa posters fromfrom theAround collection Jeanne Cairns of Dr. Sinquefield andRex Sinquefield. Dating1930 from to the the Worldpresent, posters the span numerous artistic styles products the are and different many of creators. The subjects portrayed in the poster WCHOF’s collection—scenes from films, gorgeous designs historic tournaments publicize world works and matches, and to made championship designed for

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Artist unknown Artist unknown 17th Chess , , Cuba Torneo Internacional, Ciudad de Luanda, Angola October 23—November 20, 1966 January 23—February 11, 1981 20 ½ x 16 ¹/8 in. 19 ¼ x 13 ¾ in. Lithograph Lithograph Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame 4 Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame 5 1976 ART

Created by unknown as well as world famous flags. Also included is the Romanian-born artists, WCHOF’s collection demonstrate a artist Jean David, who also designed posters remarkable range of artistic styles from 27 to promote tourism to Israel. The “Father of countries: surrealism, Bauhaus, Puerto Rican the Op-Art Movement,” Victor Vasarely, also graphic design of the mid-to-late-20th century, created a poster inspired by some of his earlier and Op Art, among many others. Some are one- experiments with incorporating chess into time projects to promote a specific tournament; his artwork. Vasarely became entranced by Samuel Bak others are the products of campaigns to patterns, including that of a in the 22nd , promote chess and art. late 1930s, which became the quintessential , Israel Poster framework for his art. after The Race In 1976, Goldman’s Gallery held an exhibition of October 26—November posters by artists in connection with the Chess Numerous other posters in the WCHOF's 10, 1976 11 Olympiad held in Haifa, Israel, from October exhibition are part of a tradition of chess- 33 x 21 /16 in. 26 through November 10, 1976. Artists and related artwork created by Puerto Rican artists Lithograph musicians Otmar Alt and Allan Davies created following the beginning of Narciso Rabell Collection of the World colorful abstractions that capture the joy of Mendez’s tenure as the president of the Puerto Chess Hall of Fame playing the game. Also included in the exhibition Rican Chess Federation. Many of Puerto Rico’s Image Courtesy of was Samuel Bak, a Holocaust survivor whose most prominent artists participated in creating Pucker Gallery artwork includes chess imagery as a means these engaging works, including Antonio www.puckergallery.com of exploring the devestation caused by war Maldanado and Rafael Tufiño. Members of the and other conflicts. Samuel Bak’s design Puerto Rican Chess Federation took posters for the 1976 Chess Olympiad held in Haifa, like these to international tournaments in which Israel, showcases his trademark surreal they competed as a way of sharing highlights chess imagery with a number of wooden of their arts and culture. knights posed before a with waving

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Antonio Maldonado Alan Davie 27th Chess Olympiad, , 22nd Chess Olympiad, Haifa, Israel November 14-December 2,1986 October 26—November 10, 1976 31 3/16 x 23 in. 33 x 21 ⅝ in. Serigraph Lithograph Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame 8 Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame 9 2010 FILM AND POPULARFILM CULTURE STATESUNITED

One of the world’s oldest and best-loved games, chess often appears in film and television. To promote the of Katwe (2014), which tells the story of Ugandan chess phenom Phiona Mutesi, Disney produced a poster with a at its center. The WCHOF has numerous examples of chess themed movie posters. Methane Studios Some, like The Queen of Katwe, tell the stories of Dave Matthews Band famous chess players. The poster for Liz Garbus’s 2010 documentary Against the World (2011) includes a portion of a photo of Fischer by famed 16 x 24 in. photojournalist Harry Benson CBE, the only journalist Silkscreen whom Fischer trusted. Another poster features actor Sinquefield Collection and chess enthusiast Humphrey Bogart playing chess as the character Rick Blaine from Casablanca (1942). The poster for The Seventh Seal (1957) features perhaps one of the most famous chess scenes in film, in which actor Max von Sydow plays a returning from the Crusades who challenges death to a game of chess.

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Design Army Artist unknown Signature Theater 20th Chess Olympiad, , Yugoslavia 2011 September 18—October 13, 1972 20 x 15 15/16 in. 48 ½ x 23 ¾ in. Digital Print Lithograph Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame 12 © Design Army (Signature Theatre c.2010) 13 1985 CHESS COMPETITION POSTERS COMPETITION CHESS

From World Chess Championships to local tournaments, the WCHOF’s poster collection offers a window into chess around the world. The designers of some tournaments take cues from the cultures of the locales that host the tournament. Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician Luis Muñoz Rivera appears on a poster Pouggelos for a tournament held in his name. On a poster for the 17th Balkaniad Chess 1985 Balkaniad, a hand lifts a chess piece resembling Tournament, Heraklion, Greece a bull’s head. It may be a reference to the minotaur, 1985 a half-man, half-bull creature, which according to 7 1 Greek mythology resided in a labyrinth near Heraklion, 33 ⁄8 x 22 ⁄3 in. where this took place. Another, Lithograph created for the 1963 Student Chess Olympiad held in Collection of the World Chess Budva, Montenegro (then Yugoslavia), includes a globe Hall of Fame atop a chess piece as well as a rook with elements of Budva’s cityscape with the Church of St. John featured prominently. Other posters feature more fantastic imagery: one created for a 1987 tournament in features a floating in space.

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Rolandgrafic Artist unknown , Merano, Interpolis Super Tournament, Tilburg, Netherlands October 1—November 19, 1981 October 16—November 5, 1991 9 27 ⁄16 x 19 ½ in. 23 ⅝ x 16 ⅝ in. Lithograph Digital print Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame 16 Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame 17 2012 SAINT LOUIS STATESUNITED

Founded in 2009, the Saint Louis chess tournaments held at the Club throughout (STLCC) is the center of championship chess the year to promotional imagery for exhibitions in the . The organization hosted about topics as varied as chess and hip hop, its first U.S. Chess Championship in 2009, and great female chess players, and contemporary Bradley Bailey and since then, it has also become the home of the artists like Marcel Dzama. Troy Guzman U.S. Women’s, , Junior Girls’, and Senior Out of the Box: Artists Play Chess Championships. Additionally, the Club The posters for chess competitions at the STLCC Chess, Saint Louis, , hosts competitions like the Sinquefield and function not only as advertisements but also USA Cairns Cups, which feature the strongest play- as souvenirs. Chess fans wait in line for hours ers from around the world. In 2011, the WCHOF September 9, 2011— to get their favorite players to sign them on relocated from Miami, , to Saint Louis. February 11, 2012 autograph days preceding the tournaments. The institution began hosting exhibitions on a They also become part of the collection of the 24 x 18 in. wide variety of subjects and creating posters WCHOF, memorializing history as it happens Digital print to promote each show. in the nation’s chess capital. We hope that you Collection of the World Chess will enjoy learning more about chess history Hall of Fame As a result, our graphic design team is constant- through these and the other posters on view ly required to create new chess designs, from as part of the exhibition. logos for the elite national and international

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Arcturis Arcturis , Saint Louis, Missouri U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, Saint Louis, Missouri September 9—15, 2013 October 3—13, 2009 17 x 11 in. 15 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. Digital print Digital print Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame, gift of the Saint Louis Chess Club 20 Collection of the World Chess Hall of Fame, gift of the Saint Louis Chess Club 21 DRAWN GAMES: CHESS POSTERS WCHOF STAFF

FROM AROUND THE WORLD GENERAL MANAGER GRAPHIC DESIGN Joy Bray Sam Watkins Aidan Douglas CHIEF CURATOR Shannon Bailey INSTALLATION & RESEARCH The World Chess Hall of Fame acknowledges Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield and , Jim Gildehaus whose generous support makes our exhibitions possible. CURATOR Alexa Clavijo Emily Allred Steven Coplin Special Thanks to: James Knapp International Master John Donaldson, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Ken Marshall, José Correa Vigier, ADMINISTRATIVE & Sarah Walters and Tony Rich and the staff of the Saint Louis Chess Club. CURATORIAL ASSISTANT Chelsea Adera Brittany Mosier Sloan Brunner Curated by Shannon Bailey, Chief Curator, and Emily Allred, Curator, World Chess Hall of Fame Christine Cooper DEVELOPMENT Erin Lauren Stewart Adam Presswood Rachel Thompson MIND. ART. EXPERIENCE. Ryan Chester Related programming and a pdf of this brochure are available for download at worldchesshof.org. EDUCATION, OUTREACH IT SPECIALISTS Donations support our exhibitions, education, outreach, and events. & EVENTS Erik Arnson

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