Art competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics explained
Art competitions were held as part of the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes.[1]
Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948, but were discontinued due to concerns about amateurism and professionalism. Since 1952, a non-competitive art and cultural festival has been associated with each Games.[2]
Medal summary
| Architecture | none awarded |
Project for a gymnastics school | none awarded |
| Literature |
"Canzoni Olimpioniche" |
"Olympic Games of Antwerp" |
"La Louange des Dieux" |
| Music |
"Olympique" |
"Marcia trionfale" | none awarded |
| Painting | none awarded |
"L'élan" |
"Joueur de Football" |
| Sculpture |
"La Force" |
"Les Patineurs" |
"Lanceur de Poids" and "Coureur" | |
Medal table
At the time, medals were awarded to these artists, but art competitions are no longer regarded as official Olympic events by the International Olympic Committee. These events do not appear in the IOC medal database,http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp and these totals are not included in the IOC's medal table for the 1920 Games.http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1920
Events summary
Architecture
The following architects took part:[3]
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|
| 1 | not awarded | |
| 2 | | | |
Literature
The following writers took part:[4]
Music
The following composers took part:[5]
Painting
The following painters took part:[6]
| Rank | Name | Country |
|---|
| 1 | not awarded | |
| 2 | | |
| 3 | | | |
Sculpture
The following sculptors took part:[7]
Sources
- Book: Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 — Official Report . Belgian Olympic Committee . 1957 . French . 80 . 2008-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408203653/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1920/1920.pdf. 8 April 2008 . live.
- Web site: Olympic Art Competition 1920 . Olympic Games Museum . Wagner, Juergen . 2008-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501134925/http://www.olympic-museum.de/art/1920.htm . 1 May 2008 . dead .
- In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests . Kramer . Bernhard . Journal of Olympic History . 12 . 2 . May 2004 . 29–34 . 2008-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410082301/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv12n2/johv12n2m.pdf. 10 April 2008 . live.
Notes and References
- Web site: Art Competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics . Olympedia . 22 July 2020 . 22 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200722175234/https://www.olympedia.org/games/7/sports/ART . dead .
- News: Kurt Kohlstedt: Pentathlon of the Muses . 27 December 2021 . . December 21, 2021.
- Web site: Art Competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Architecture, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
- Web site: Art Competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Literature, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
- Web site: Art Competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Music, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
- Web site: Art Competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Painting, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
- Web site: Art Competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Sculpturing, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
