Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics


were held as part of the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Medals were awarded in five categories, for works inspired by sport-related themes.
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.
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. 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.
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. Since 1952, a non-competitive art and cultural festival has been associated with each Games.

Architecture

Literature

Music

Painting

Sculpture

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 1928 Games.

Events summary

Architecture

Designs for Town Planning
The following architects took part:
RankNameCountry
1Alfred Hensel
2Jacques Lambert
3Max Laeuger

Architectural Designs
The following architects took part:
RankNameCountry
1Jan Wils
2Ejnar Mindedal Rasmussen
3Jacques Lambert

Further entries
The following architects took part:

Literature

Dramatic works
The following writers took part:
RankNameCountry
1Not awarded
2Lauro De Bosis
3Not awarded
ACPlus que de Raison
ACHenri van Wermeskerken
ACLouis Grivel
ACVoittout

Epic works
The following writers took part:
RankNameCountry
1Ferenc Mező
2Ernst Weiß
3Margo Scharten-Antink, Carel Scharten
ACTheodor Mayer
ACWilly Meisl
ACArthur Steiner
ACMaurice Carême
ACEdvard Nielsen-Stevns
ACKasimir Edschmid
ACHermann Roßmann
ACDezső Király
ACHenriëtte Laman Trip-de Beaufort
ACLouis Grivel
ACVoittout

Lyric works
The following writers took part:
RankNameCountry
1Kazimierz Wierzyński
2Rudolf Binding
3Johannes Weltzer
ACH. J. Ken
ACWilly Meisl
ACLudwig Valentich
ACTony Schaller
ACMaurits Verdonck
ACHet Lichtet Overal
ACAage Hermann
ACÉmile Moussat
ACEt quasi cursores vitaï lampada tradunt
ACGerhart Drabsch
ACKarl Schenk
ACBruno Fattori
ACEdward Koster
ACKazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
ACWilly Favez
ACVoittout

Music

Compositions for orchestra
The following composers took part:
RankNameCountry
1not awarded
2not awarded
3Rudolph Simonsen
ACL. Vandeput
ACKnudåge Riisager
ACMarc-César Scotto
ACJacques Jansen
ACKazimierz Kresowiak
ACAlexandre Dénéréaz
ACB. Bosserdet
ACIXe Olympiade Amsterdam

Compositions for solo or chorus
The following composers took part:
RankNameCountry
1not awarded
2not awarded
3not awarded
ACChant Olympique
ACPeter Schmitz
ACJan Andenne
ACMarius Ulfrstad
ACRoger Moret

Compositions for instrumental and chamber
The following composers took part:
RankNameCountry
1not awarded
2not awarded
3not awarded
ACSijoma
ACMarius Ulfrstad
ACSimon Frey
ACRoger Moret
ACIXe Olympiade Amsterdam

Painting

Drawings and water colours
The following painters took part:

Graphic arts
The following painters took part:

Paintings
The following painters took part:

Sculpture

Medals and Reliefs
The following sculptors took part:

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