1948 Summer Olympics / Art Competitions

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London , art competitions were last held as part of the Olympic program. A total of 14 competitions in the fields of architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture took place.

architecture

Urban planning designs

space	country	Artist	plant
1	FIN	Yrjö Lindegren	"Athletics center in Varkaus "
2	SUI	Werner Schindler Eduard Knupfer	"A Swiss federal sports and gymnastics center"
3	FIN	Ilmari Niemeläinen	"The athletics center in Kemi "

Architectural designs

space	country	Artist	plant
1	AUT	Adolf Hoch	" Ski jumping hill on the Kobenzl "
2	AUT	Alfred Rinesch	"Water sports center in Carinthia"
3	SWE	Nils Olsson	"Swimming and sports hall for Gothenburg"

literature

Lyric works

space	country	Artist	plant
1	FIN	Eels Tynni	"Hellas' Fame"
2	RSA	Ernst van Heerden	"Six Poems"
3	FRA	Gilbert Prouteau	"The rhythm of the stadium"

Dramatic works

space	country	Artist	plant
1		not forgiven
2		not forgiven
3		not forgiven

Epic works

space	country	Artist	plant
1	ITA	Giani Stuparich	"The cave"
2	THE	Josef Petersen	"The Olympic Champion"
3	HUN	Éva Földes	"The youth source"

music

Compositions for voice

space	country	Artist
1		not forgiven
2		not forgiven
3	ITA	Gabriele Bianchi	"Olympic Anthem"

Solo instruments and chamber music

space	country	Artist	plant
1		not forgiven
2	CAN	John Weinzweig	"Divertimenti for solo flute and string orchestra"
3	ITA	Sergio Lauricella	"Toccata for piano"

Orchestral music

space	country	Artist	plant
1	POLE	Zbigniew Turski	"Olympic Symphony"
2	FIN	Kalervo Tuukkanen	"Bear Hunt"
3	THE	Erling Brene	"Life force"

Painting and graphics

Oil paintings and watercolors

space	country	Artist	plant
1	GBR	Alfred Thomson	" London Amateur Championships "
2	ITA	Giovanni Stradone	"Train driver"
3	IRL	Letitia Hamilton	"Chase"

Engravings and etchings

space	country	Artist	plant
1	FRA	Albert Decaris	"Swimming pool"
2	GBR	John Copley	"Polo player"
3	RSA	Walter Battiss	"Sport on the seashore"

Applied graphics

space	country	Artist	plant
1		not forgiven
2	SUI	Alex Diggelmann	"World Championship in Cycling"
3	SUI	Alex Diggelmann	"World Championship in Ice Hockey"

Sculpture

Round sculptures

space	country	Artist	plant
1	SWE	Gustaf Nordahl	"Tribute to Ling"
2	GBR	Chintanomi Kar	"Ice skater"
3	FRA	Hubert Yencesse	"Female swimmer"

Reliefs

space	country	Artist	plant
1		not forgiven
2		not forgiven
3	GBR	Rosamund Fletcher	"Detected hiding place"

Medals and Plaques

space	country	Artist	plant
1		not forgiven
2	AUT	Oscar Thiede	"Eight sports badges"
3	AUT	Edwin Grienauer	"A badge for rowing"

Web links

• Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )