Diamonds Are an Arts Institute’s Best Friend, Part Two

Posted by Mary Murray on April 18th 2011 | 0 Comments

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Part two: The 1936 Summer Olympics
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute opened to the public in 1936 and celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. What else was going on way back then?

1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin, Germany

The Summer Olympics were held in Berlin under the auspices of Hitler’s Third Reich. The dictator spared no expense to demonstrate Nazi Germany’s greatness to the rest of the world and believed that his Aryan athletes would triumph. In fact, they proved no match to the great Jesse Owens (1913-80), son of an Alabama sharecropper who won four gold medals in track and field events.

Jesse Owens, Winner of four gold medals, 1936 summer Olympics

Visit Jesse Owens’ official website for more information about this great American hero.

More from 1936 soon!