Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Art competitions were held as part of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 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.
Architecture
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Architectural design | Gustave Saacké, Pierre Montenot, Pierre Bailly (FRA) Design for a "Cirque pour Toros" |
John Russell Pope (USA) Design for the Payne Whitney Gymnasium, New Haven, Conn. |
Richard Konwiarz (GER) Design for a "Schlesierkampfbahn" in the Sport Park of Breslau |
Town planning | John Hughes (GBR) Design for a Sports and Recreation Centre with Stadium, for the City of Liverpool |
Jens Klemmensen (DEN) Design for a Stadium and Public Park |
André Verbeke (BEL) Design for a "Marathon Park" |
Literature
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Literature | Paul Bauer (GER) "Am Kangehenzonga" |
Josef Petersen (DEN) "The Argonauts" |
none awarded |
Music
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Music | none awarded | Josef Suk (TCH) "Into a New Life" symphonic march |
none awarded |
Painting
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Paintings | David Wallin (SWE) "At the Seaside of Arild" |
Ruth Miller (USA) "Struggle" |
none awarded |
Watercolors and drawings | Lee Blair (USA) "Rodeo" |
Percy Crosby (USA) "Jackknife" |
Gerhard Westermann (NED) "Horseman" |
Prints | Joseph Golinkin (USA) "Leg Scissors" |
Janina Konarska (POL) "Narciarze" ("Skier") |
Joachim Karsch (GER) "Stabwechsel" |
Sculpture
Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Statues | Mahonri Young (USA) "The Knockdown" |
Miltiades Manno (HUN) "Wrestling" |
Jakub Obrovský (TCH) "Odysseus" |
Medals and reliefs | Józef Klukowski (POL) "Sport Sculpture II" |
Frederick MacMonnies (USA) "Lingbergh Medal" |
R. Tait McKenzie (CAN) "Shield of the Athletes" |
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, and these totals are not included in the IOC's medal table for the 1932 Games.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 nations) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 |
Events summary
Architecture
Designs for Town Planning
The following architects took part:[2]
Architectural Designs
The following architects took part:[3]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Gustave Saacké, Pierre Bailly, Pierre Montenot | France |
2 | John Russell Pope | United States |
3 | Richard Konwiarz | Germany |
Further entries
The following architects took part:[4]
Literature
The following writers took part:[5]
Rank | Name | Country |
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1 | Paul Bauer | Germany |
2 | Josef Petersen | Denmark |
3 | Not awarded | |
AC | Avery Brundage | United States |
AC | Marinus Børup | Denmark |
AC | Anders Holm | Denmark |
AC | Alfred Meyer | Germany |
AC | August Hermann Zeiz | Germany |
AC | Jan Feith | Netherlands |
AC | Jan Kan | Netherlands |
AC | György Doros | Hungary |
AC | Miklós Hodászy | Hungary |
AC | József Kucharik | Hungary |
AC | Ottó Misángyi | Hungary |
AC | Emil Neidenbach | Hungary |
AC | Bruno Roghi | Italy |
AC | Anders Lundin | Sweden |
AC | Miroslav Bedřich Böhnel | Czechoslovakia |
AC | Jack Sterrett | United States |
Music
The following composers took part:[6]
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Painting
Drawings and water colours
The following painters took part:[7]
Graphic arts The following painters took part:[8]
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