Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Art competitions were held as part of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes.[1]
The art exhibition was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 15 July to 14 August, and displayed works of art from 27 countries. The literature competition attracted 44 entries, and the music competition had 36 entries.[2]
The art competitions included multiple subcategories for each of the five artistic categories.[3] The judges declined to award any medals for dramatic works in literature, and no gold medals in another five subcategories. Alex Diggelmann of Switzerland won both a silver medal and a bronze medal for two different entries in the applied arts and crafts subcategory, a feat unlikely to be duplicated in any event in the current Olympic program.
These were the last Games in which art competitions were held, after being in the official program for all Games since 1912.[4] At a meeting of the International Olympic Committee in 1949 it was decided to hold art exhibitions instead, as it was judged illogical to permit professionals to compete in the art competitions while only amateurs were permitted to compete in sporting events.[5] Since 1952 a non-competitive art and cultural festival has been associated with each Games.
Architecture
[edit]Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Architectural design | Adolf Hoch (AUT) "Skisprungschanze auf dem Kobenzl" |
Alfred Rinesch (AUT) "Watersports Centre in Carinthia" |
Nils Olsson (SWE) "Baths and Sporting Hall for Gothenburg" |
Town planning | Yrjö Lindegren (FIN) "The Centre of Athletics in Varkaus, Finland" |
Werner Schindler and Edy Knupfer (SUI) "Swiss Federal Sports and Gymnastics Training Centre" |
Ilmari Niemeläinen (FIN) "The Athletic Centre in Kemi, Finland" |
Literature
[edit]Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Lyric works | Aale Tynni (FIN) "Laurel of Hellas" |
Ernst van Heerden (RSA) "Six Poems" |
Gilbert Prouteau (FRA) "Rythme du Stade" |
Dramatic works | none awarded | none awarded | none awarded |
Epic works | Giani Stuparich (ITA) "La Grotta" |
Josef Petersen (DEN) "The Olympic Champion" |
Éva Földes (HUN) "The Well of Youth" |
Music
[edit]Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Vocal | none awarded | none awarded | Gabriele Bianchi (ITA) "Inno Olimpionico" |
Instrumental and chamber | none awarded | John Weinzweig (CAN) "Divertimenti for Solo Flute and Strings" |
Sergio Lauricella (ITA) "Toccata per Pianoforte" |
Choral and orchestral | Zbigniew Turski (POL) "Olympic Symphony" |
Kalervo Tuukkanen (FIN) "Karhunpyynti" |
Erling Brene (DEN) "Vigeur" |
Painting and graphic art
[edit]Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Oils and water colours | Alfred Thomson (GBR) "London Amateur Championships" |
Giovanni Stradone (ITA) "Le Pistard" |
Letitia Hamilton (IRL) "Meath Hunt Point-to-Point Races" |
Engravings and etchings | Albert Decaris (FRA) "Swimming Pool" |
John Copley (GBR) "Polo Players" |
Walter Battiss (RSA) "Seaside Sport" |
Applied arts and crafts | none awarded | Alex Diggelmann (SUI) "World Championship for Cycling Poster" |
Alex Diggelmann (SUI) "World Championship for Ice Hockey Poster" |
Sculpture
[edit]Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Statues | Gustaf Nordahl (SWE) "Homage to Ling" |
Chintamoni Kar (GBR) "The Stag" |
Hubert Yencesse (FRA) "Nageuse" |
Reliefs | none awarded | none awarded | Rosamund Fletcher (GBR) "The End of the Covert" |
Medals and plaques | none awarded | Oskar Thiede (AUT) "Eight Sports Plaques" |
Edwin Grienauer (AUT) "Prize Rowing Trophy" |
Medal table
[edit]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,[6] and these totals are not included in the IOC's medal table for the 1948 Games.[7]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 32 |
Events summary
[edit]Architecture
[edit]Designs for Town Planning
The following architects took part:[8]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Yrjö Lindegren | Finland |
2 | Edy Knupfer, Werner Schindler | Switzerland |
3 | Ilmari Niemeläinen | Finland |
AC | Jack Néel, Pierre Vago | France |
Architectural designs
The following architects took part:[9]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Adolf Hoch | Austria |
2 | Alfred Rinesch | Austria |
3 | Nils Olsson | Sweden |
AC | Dagoberto Ortensi | Italy |
AC | Dragan Boltar | Yugoslavia |
AC | Franjo Neidhardt | Yugoslavia |
AC | Vladimir Turina | Yugoslavia |
AC | František Marek | Czechoslovakia |
AC | Patrick Horsbrugh | Great Britain |
AC | Örjan Lüning | Sweden |
AC | Ferdinand Marani | Canada |
AC | Robert Morris | Canada |
Further entries
The following architects took part:[10]
Literature
[edit]Dramatic works
The following writers took part:[11]
Rank | Name | Country |
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AC | Clotilde Luisi | Uruguay |
AC | José María Podestá | Uruguay |
AC | Benoît Bickel | Switzerland |
Epic works
The following writers took part:[12]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Giani Stùparich | Italy |
2 | Josef Petersen | Denmark |
3 | Éva Földes | Hungary |
AC | Hans Breidbach-Bernau | Austria |
AC | Stanislaus Lynch | Ireland |
AC | Giorgio Caproni | Italy |
AC | Max Ehinger | Switzerland |
AC | Miklós Jós | Hungary |
AC | Philip Greene | Ireland |
AC | Philip Rooney | Ireland |
AC | Juuse Tamminen | Finland |
AC | Joel Laikka | Finland |
Lyric works
The following writers took part:[13]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Aale Tynni | Finland |
2 | Ernst Van Heerden | South Africa |
3 | Gilbert Prouteau | France |
AC | Heikki Asunta | Finland |
AC | Eleuter Iwaszkiewicz | Poland |
AC | Walter Roberts | Great Britain |
AC | Giorgio Caproni | Italy |
AC | Michele Caballo Galleano | Italy |
AC | Benoît Bickel | Switzerland |
AC | Ferdinand Schell | Switzerland |
AC | René Borchanne | Switzerland |
AC | Stanislaus Lynch | Ireland |
AC | Flora Vere O'Brien | Ireland |
Unknown event
The following writers took part:[14]
Rank | Name | Country |
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AC | Geraldine Wright | Canada |
AC | Doris Hedges | Canada |
AC | Gérard Bessette | Canada |
AC | François Hertel | Canada |
Music
[edit]Compositions for orchestra
The following composers took part:[15]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Zbigniew Turski | Poland |
2 | Kalervo Tuukkanen | Finland |
3 | Erling Brene | Denmark |
AC | Grażyna Bacewicz | Poland |
AC | Einar Englund | Finland |
AC | Jan Kapr | Czechoslovakia |
AC | Maurice Thiriet | France |
AC | Stanisław Wiechowicz | Poland |
AC | Yves Baudrier | France |
AC | Werner Gallusser | Switzerland |
AC | Jean Daetwyler | Switzerland |
AC | Clermont Pépin | Canada |
AC | Alexander Brott | Canada |
AC | Oskar Morawetz | Canada |
AC | Aarre Merikanto | Finland |
Instrumental and chamber
The following composers took part:[16]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Not awarded | |
2 | John Weinzweig | Canada |
3 | Sergio Lauricella | Italy |
AC | Jean Coulthard Adams | Canada |
AC | Mario Panunzi | Italy |
AC | Harry Somers | Canada |
AC | James C. Flynn | Ireland |
Vocals
The following composers took part:[17]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Not awarded | |
2 | Not awarded | |
3 | Gabriele Bianchi | Italy |
AC | Ina Boyle | Ireland |
AC | Barbara Pentland | Canada |
AC | Harry Somers | Canada |
AC | John Weinzweig | Canada |
AC | Gerard Victory | Ireland |
AC | Jan Zdeněk Bartoš | Czechoslovakia |
Unknown event
The following composers took part:[18]
Rank | Name | Country |
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AC | Václav Dobiáš | Czechoslovakia |
AC | Josef Kouba | Czechoslovakia |
Painting
[edit]Graphic arts
The following painters took part:[19]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Albert Decaris | France |
2 | John Copley | Great Britain |
3 | Walter Battiss | South Africa |
AC | Laura Knight | Great Britain |
AC | Adam Marczyński | Poland |
AC | Gino De Finetti | Italy |
AC | Chen Hsiao-nan | Republic of China |
AC | John Skeaping | Great Britain |
AC | Gwen Raverat | Great Britain |
AC | Lilla Hellesen | Norway |
AC | Andrzej Jurkiewicz | Poland |
AC | Delmar Banner | Great Britain |
AC | André Dunoyer de Segonzac | France |
AC | Flora Vere O'Brien | Ireland |
AC | Hans Erni | Switzerland |
AC | Heinrich Krause | Austria |
AC | James Bostock | Great Britain |
AC | John Buckland-Wright | Great Britain |
AC | Livinius van de Bundt | Netherlands |
AC | Luc Albert Moreau | France |
AC | William Washington | Great Britain |
AC | Winifred Austen | Great Britain |
AC | Luigi Bartolini | Italy |
AC | Frederick Austin | Great Britain |
AC | Anthony Gross | Great Britain |
Paintings
The following painters took part:[20]
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The following painters took part:[21]
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Applied arts
The following painters took part:[22]
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Sculpture
[edit]Medals and plaques
The following sculptors took part:[23]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Not awarded | |
2 | Oskar Thiede | Austria |
3 | Edwin Grienauer | Austria |
AC | Alex Walter Diggelmann | Switzerland |
AC | Filippo Sgarlata | Italy |
AC | Stanislav Binar | Czechoslovakia |
AC | Alessandro Manzo | Italy |
AC | Omero Taddeini | Italy |
AC | Thomas Wilkinson | Great Britain |
Reliefs
The following sculptors took part:[24]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Not awarded | |
2 | Not awarded | |
3 | Rosamund Fletcher | Great Britain |
Statues
The following sculptors took part:[25]
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Unknown event
The following sculptors took part:[26]
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References
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