Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Art competitions were held as part of the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes.[1]
![](../I/Olympic_Stadium_Amsterdam_1928.jpg.webp)
![](../I/Rugby_by_Jean_Jacoby.png.webp)
The art exhibition was held at the Stedelijk Museum from 12 June to 12 August, and displayed 1150 works of art from 18 different countries. Additionally, the literature competition attracted 40 entries from 10 countries, and the music competition had 22 entries from 9 countries.[2]
The art competitions at the 1928 Games was larger in scope than for previous Games. Instead of a single competition in each of the five artistic categories, awards were presented in multiple subcategories.[3] The judges of the music competition declined to award any medals in two of the three subcategories, and only presented a single bronze medal in the third.
Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948.[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 but 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
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Architectural design | ![]() Olympic Stadium at Amsterdam[3] |
![]() Swimming pool at Ollerup |
![]() Stadium at Versailles |
Town planning | ![]() Stadium at Nuremberg |
![]() Stadium at Versailles |
![]() Municipal Park at Hamburg |
Literature
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Lyric works | ![]() "Laur Olimpijski" |
![]() "Reitvorschrift für eine Geliebte" |
![]() "Symphonia Heroica" |
Dramatic works | none awarded | ![]() "Icarus" |
none awarded |
Epic works | ![]() "L'histoire des Jeux Olympiques" |
![]() "Boetius von Orlamünde" |
![]() Margo Scharten-Antink (NED) "De Nar uit de Maremmen" |
Music
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Song | none awarded | none awarded | none awarded |
One instrument | none awarded | none awarded | none awarded |
Orchestra | none awarded | none awarded | ![]() "Symphony No. 2 Hellas" |
Painting
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Paintings | ![]() "Cavalier Rouge" |
![]() "Boxeurs" |
![]() "Patinage" |
Drawings | ![]() "Rugby" |
![]() "Gestes de Football" |
![]() Posters |
Graphic works | ![]() "Un Almanach de douze Sports" |
![]() Posters |
![]() "Mailcoach" |
Sculpture
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Statues | ![]() "Boxeur" |
![]() "Athlète au repos" |
![]() "Footballeur" |
Reliefs and medallions | ![]() Médailles |
![]() Médaille pour les Jeux Olympiques |
![]() Plaquette |
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,[6] and these totals are not included in the IOC's medal table for the 1928 Games.[7]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (11 nations) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 |
Events summary
Architecture
Designs for Town Planning
The following architects took part:[8]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Alfred Hensel | ![]() |
2 | Jacques Lambert | ![]() |
3 | Max Laeuger | ![]() |
Architectural Designs
The following architects took part:[9]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Jan Wils | ![]() |
2 | Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen | ![]() |
3 | Jacques Lambert | ![]() |
Further entries
The following architects took part:[10]
Literature
Dramatic works
The following writers took part:[11]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Not awarded | |
2 | Lauro De Bosis | ![]() |
3 | Not awarded | |
AC | Plus que de Raison | ![]() |
AC | Henri van Wermeskerken | ![]() |
AC | Louis Grivel | ![]() |
AC | Voittout | ![]() |
Epic works
The following writers took part:[12]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Ferenc Mező | ![]() |
2 | Ernst Weiß | ![]() |
3 | Margo Scharten-Antink, Carel Scharten | ![]() |
AC | Theodor Mayer | ![]() |
AC | Willy Meisl | ![]() |
AC | Arthur Steiner | ![]() |
AC | Maurice Carême | ![]() |
AC | Edvard Nielsen-Stevns | ![]() |
AC | Kasimir Edschmid | ![]() |
AC | Hermann Roßmann | ![]() |
AC | Dezső Király | ![]() |
AC | Henriëtte Laman Trip-de Beaufort | ![]() |
AC | Louis Grivel | ![]() |
AC | Voittout | ![]() |
Lyric works
The following writers took part:[13]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Kazimierz Wierzyński | ![]() |
2 | Rudolf Binding | ![]() |
3 | Johannes Weltzer | ![]() |
AC | H. J. Ken | ![]() |
AC | Willy Meisl | ![]() |
AC | Ludwig Valentich | ![]() |
AC | Tony Schaller | ![]() |
AC | Maurits Verdonck | ![]() |
AC | Het Lichtet Overal | ![]() |
AC | Aage Hermann | ![]() |
AC | Émile Moussat | ![]() |
AC | Et quasi cursores vitaï lampada tradunt | ![]() |
AC | Gerhart Drabsch | ![]() |
AC | Karl Schenk | ![]() |
AC | Bruno Fattori | ![]() |
AC | Edward Koster | ![]() |
AC | Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer | ![]() |
AC | Willy Favez | ![]() |
AC | Voittout | ![]() |
Music
Compositions for orchestra
The following composers took part:[14]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | not awarded | |
2 | not awarded | |
3 | Rudolph Simonsen | ![]() |
AC | L. Vandeput | ![]() |
AC | Knudåge Riisager | ![]() |
AC | Marc-César Scotto | ![]() |
AC | Jacques Jansen | ![]() |
AC | Kazimierz Kresowiak | ![]() |
AC | Alexandre Dénéréaz | ![]() |
AC | B. Bosserdet | ![]() |
AC | IXe Olympiade Amsterdam | ![]() |
Compositions for solo or chorus
The following composers took part:[15]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | not awarded | |
2 | not awarded | |
3 | not awarded | |
AC | Chant Olympique | ![]() |
AC | Peter Schmitz | ![]() |
AC | Jan Andenne | ![]() |
AC | Marius Ulfrstad | ![]() |
AC | Roger Moret | ![]() |
Compositions for instrumental and chamber
The following composers took part:[16]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | not awarded | |
2 | not awarded | |
3 | not awarded | |
AC | Sijoma | ![]() |
AC | Marius Ulfrstad | ![]() |
AC | Simon Frey | ![]() |
AC | Roger Moret | ![]() |
AC | IXe Olympiade Amsterdam | ![]() |
Painting
Drawings and water colours
The following painters took part:[17]
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Graphic arts
The following painters took part:[18]
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Paintings
The following painters took part:[19]
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Sculpture
Medals and Reliefs
The following sculptors took part:[20]
Statues The following sculptors took part:[21]
References
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