Art competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics explained

Art competitions were held as part of the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the first time that art competitions were part of the Olympic program. 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	Building plan of a modern stadium	none awarded	none awarded
Literature	"Ode to Sport"	none awarded	none awarded
Music	"Olympic Triumphal March"	none awarded	none awarded
Painting	Three connected friezes representing "Winter Sports"	none awarded	none awarded
Sculpture	Bronze statuette "An American trotter"	Model of the entrance to a modern stadium	none awarded

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,^[3] and these totals are not included in the IOC's medal table for the 1912 Games.^[4]

Events summary

Architecture

The following architects took part:^[5]

Rank	Name	Country
1
AC	A. Laffen	Unknown
AC
AC
AC	Fritz Eccard	Unknown
AC
AC
AC
AC

Literature

The following writers took part:^[6]

Rank	Name	Country
1
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC

Music

The following composers took part:^[7]

Rank	Name	Country
1
AC
AC
AC
AC

Painting

The following painters took part:^[8]

Rank	Name	Country
1
AC
AC
AC

Sculpture

The following sculptors took part:^[9]

Rank	Name	Country
1
2
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC
AC		Congress Poland

Sources

• Book: The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 Official Report . Wahlström and Widstrand . Bergvall . Erik . Stockholm . December 1913 . 806–811 . 2008-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410231505/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1912/1912.pdf . 10 April 2008 . live.
• Web site: Olympic Art Competition 1912 . Olympic Games Museum . Wagner, Juergen . 2008-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080417021747/http://olympic-museum.de/art/1912.htm . 17 April 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.
• Web site: Stockholm 1912: Did you know? . International Olympic Committee . 2008-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408202740/http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/innovations_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1912. 8 April 2008 . live.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Art Competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics . Olympedia . 22 July 2020 .
2. News: Kurt Kohlstedt: Pentathlon of the Muses . 27 December 2021 . . December 21, 2021.
3. Web site: http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp.
4. Web site: http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1912.
5. Web site: Art Competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics: Architecture, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
6. Web site: Art Competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics: Literature, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
7. Web site: Art Competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics: Music, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
8. Web site: Art Competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics: Painting, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.
9. Web site: Art Competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics: Sculpturing, Open . Olympedia . 22 July 2020.