Art competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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.

Art competitions at the Olympic Games 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.

Medal summary

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 1912 Games. [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/table_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1912]

References

*cite book |title=The Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 Official Report |author=(ed). Bergvall, Erik |publisher=Wahlström and Widstrand |location=Stockholm |month=December |year=1913 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1912/1912.pdf |pages=pp. 806–811 |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-03-25
*cite web |title=Olympic Art Competition 1912 |work=Olympic Games Museum |author=Wagner, Juergen |url=http://olympic-museum.de/art/1912.htm |accessdate=2008-03-25
*cite journal |title=In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests |last=Kramer |first=Bernhard |journal=Journal of Olympic History |volume=12 |issue=2 |year=2004 |month=May |pages=pp. 29–34 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JOH/JOHv12n2/johv12n2m.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-03-25
*cite web |title=Stockholm 1912: Did you know? |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/innovations_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1912 |accessdate=2008-03-25