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The meeting ended with a proposal to the IOC to organise artistic competitions at the Olympic Games in five areas (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture). The works of art entered had to be inspired by sports. Preparations were underway to hold such competitions at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which were scheduled for Rome ...
By the 1924 Summer Olympics they had grown to be considered internationally relevant and potentially "a milestone in advancing public awareness of art as a whole". During their first three appearances, the art competitions were grouped into five broad categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture.
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Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes. 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 ...
July 24, 2012. Jean Jacoby's Corner, left, and Rugby. At the 1928 Olympic Art Competitions in Amsterdam, Jacoby won a gold medal for Rugby. Collection: Olympic Museum Lausanne. At the 1912 Summer ...
In 2012 the competition received 2,187 entries from 74 countries (including 1,500 from the UK) of which 55 paintings were selected to be exhibited. Winners John Player Portrait Award. 1980; 1981; 1982 – Humphrey Ocean; 1983 – Michael R. Taylor; 1984 – Rosemary Beaton; 1985 – Jeff Stultiens; 1986 – Ivy Smith; 1987 – Alison Watt
Artwork: East Asian art · Literary illustrations · Paintings · Sculpture · Others Double Portrait of both Artists , at and by Jean Baptiste de Champaigne and Nicolas de Plattemontagne From Copenhagen Stock Exchange , by Peder Severin Krøyer
Aug 5, 2013 · Number of Winners: 16 Year Instituted: 2007, though 2013 is the first year that the prize money has been so substantial Why It’s Important: The classics fight back. Figurative painting isn’t exactly the most popular genre in the contemporary art world, and the goal of this prize is to change that.
