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Art Competitions At The 1948 Summer Olympics
Art competitions at the Summer Olympics, Art competitions were held as part of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, Great Britain. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes. The art exhibition was held at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 15 July to 14 August, and displayed works of art from 27 different countries. The literature competition attracted 44 entries, and the music competition had 36 entries. The art competitions included multiple subcategories for each of the five artistic categories. The judges declined to award any medals for dramatic works in literature, and no gold medals in another five subcategories. Alex Diggelmann of Switzerland won both a silver medal and a bronze medal for two different entries in the applied arts and crafts subcategory, a feat unlikely to be duplicated in any event in the Olympic sports, current Olympic program. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Olympic Medals Mint
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Alfred Rinesch
Alfred L. Rinesch (born May 14, 1911, in Vienna, Austria - died January 1, 2005, in Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria) was an Austrian architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h .... He was married to Maria Magdalena Franziska, Gräfin Hoyos Freiin zu Stichsenstein. Their wedding day was December 28, 1938. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Wassersportzentrum in Kärnten" ("Water Sports Centre in Carinthia"). Works * Architectural design for the Lutheran Redeemer church, 1956–1959, in Poertschach am Woerthersee, Carinthia, Austria References External links Alfred Rinesch's profile at databaseOlympics 1911 births 2005 deaths Austrian architects Olympic silver medalists in art competitions Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriele Bianchi (composer)
Gabriele Bianchi (27 August 1901 – 8 October 1974) was an Italian composer, conductor and teacher. He was born in Verona and died in Mirano. He studied with Gian Francesco Malipiero at the Venice Conservatory The Conservatorio di Musica Benedetto Marcello di Venezia is a conservatory in Venice, Italy named after composer Benedetto Marcello and established in 1876. History The conservatory was established in 1876 as ''Liceo e Società Musicale Benedett .... He was director of the Trieste Conservatory from 1955 and director of the Venice Conservatory from 1960 to 1971. When he was 29 years old, he participated in Biennale della Musica di Venezia with his composition ''Concerto per orchestra''. References External links Biographical Information(In Italian) Magazine with Biographical information (In Italian) 1901 births 1974 deaths 20th-century classical composers Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Olympic bronze medalists in art co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éva Földes
Éva Földes (6 July 1914 – 9 July 1981) was a Hungarian author and Olympic bronze medalist. She was born in Szombathely and died in Balatonalmádi. During the London 1948 Summer Olympics, she competed in the ' epic works' category producing "Der Jugendquell" ("The Well of Youth"), which won her a bronze medal. During World War II, she was interned in KZ Ravensbrück, KZ Flossenbürg, and KZ Mauthausen Mauthausen was a Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen (roughly east of Linz), Upper Austria. It was the main camp of a group with nearly 100 further subcamps located throughout Austria and southern Germany ... but survived. References External links Profile sports-reference.com; accessed 24 March 2018. 1914 births 1981 deaths Hungarian women writers Olympic bronze medalists in art competitions Mauthausen concentration camp survivors Flossenbürg concentration camp survivors Ravensbrück concentration camp survivo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Petersen
Josef Petersen (16 September 1881 – 22 November 1973) was a Danish author, known for many novels with historical motifs, often ancient or medieval, written from 1910 to 1949. Josef Petersen was the son of a vicar and was a maternal grandson of the Norwegian poet Johann Sebastian Welhaven Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven (22 December 1807 – 21 October 1873) was a Norwegian author, poet, critic, and art theorist. He has been considered "one of the greatest figures in Norwegian literature." Background Johan Welhaven was born .... Petersen, who worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent, has never been fully recognized by Danish literary historians, though his work was respected by contemporary critics for its knowledge of and identifying with ancient cultures. His best known book is ''Kongeofret'' (1923, i.e. The Royal Sacrifice) with Asian motifs, and his Columbus novel ''En Verden stiger af Havet'' (1935, i. e. A World Rises from the Sea) is also notable. Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giani Stuparich
Giani Stuparich (April 4, 1891 – April 7, 1961) was an Italian writer. He was born in Trieste, then in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1 .... In 1948 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "La Grotta" ("The Cave"). References External links * profile 1891 births 1961 deaths Italian male writers Olympic gold medalists in art competitions Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Italy-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert Prouteau
Gilbert Prouteau (14 June 1917 – 2 August 2012) was a French poet and film director. He was born in Nesmy, Vendée. In 1948 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Rythme du Stade" ("Rhythm of the Stadium"). At the beginning of the 1990s he was, with Jean-Pierre Thiollet, one of the writers contributing to the French magazine ''L'Amateur d'Art''. Selected works * ''Rythme du Stade'', Lugdunum, 1942 (poems) * ''La part du vent'', Ariane, 1947 (poems) * ''Anthologie des textes sportifs de la littérature'', Défense de la France, 1948 * ''Saison blanche'', Amiot Dumont, 1951 * ''Le Sexe des Anges'', Grasset, 1952 * ''La peur des femmes'', Grasset, 1959 * ''Immortelle Vendée'', Les productions de Paris, 1959 * ''Retour aux sources'', Editions Hérault, 1960 * ''Les Dieux meurent le matin'', Grasset, 1962 (A collection relating the tragic deaths of ten poets). * ''Le machin'', La Table Ronde, 1965 * ''Tout est dans la fin'', Robert Laffont, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Van Heerden
Ernst van Heerden (20 March 1916 – 30 September 1997) was a leading Afrikaans poet. Born in Pearston, Eastern Cape, South Africa, he was an openly gay academic famous for his poems on sport. He matriculated at Grey High School, Port Elizabeth. In 1948 he received a silver medal in the Olympic Games International Poetry Competition for ''Ses gedigte''/''Six poems''. He held the degrees of M.A. (University of Stellenbosch), D.Litt. et Phil.(Ghent), Hon.D.Litt. (Rhodes University), Hon D.Litt. (University of the Witwatersrand). He was an Emeritus Professor of Afrikaans and Nederlands at Wits. He also lectured at the University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch University ( af, Universiteit Stellenbosch) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Stellenbosch is the oldest university in South Africa and the oldest extant ... from 1943 to 1959. His hobby was the collection of South African works of art. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aale Tynni
Aale Maria Tynni-Haavio (3 October 1913 – 21 October 1997) was a Finnish poet and translator. She is best known for editing and translating European poetry ranging from the Middle Ages into Finnish in a comprehensive anthology of entitled '' Tuhat Laulujen Vuotta'' in (1957). She participated in the Art Competitions of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and won the Gold Medal in the Lyric Works, Literature category for "Laurel of Hellas". Biography Tynni was born in Ingria into an Ingrian Finnish family. She married fellow poet Martti Haavio, her second husband, in 1960. After he died in 1973, Tynni and Katariina Eskola compiled his notes and correspondence, which were later released as a series of books. She is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery The Hietaniemi cemetery ( fi, Hietaniemen hautausmaa, sv, Sandudds begravningsplats) is located mainly in the Lapinlahti quarter and partly in the Etu-Töölö district of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is the locati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmari Niemeläinen
Heikki Ilmari "Immu" Niemeläinen (; December 16, 1910 – May 28, 1951) was a Finnish diver and architect. He was born in Jyväskylä and died in Helsinki. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin he finished 13th in the 3 metre springboard event and 14th in the 10 metre platform competition. Twelve years later, at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ... in London he finished 19th in the 10 metre platform event. Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. In 1948, at the London Olympics, Niemeläinen won a bronze medal for his "Athletic Centre in Kemi, Finland". References External links Heikki Niemeläinen profile 1910 births 1951 deaths People from Jyväskylä People from V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edy Knupfer
Edy Rudolf Knupfer (July 11, 1912 – November 28, 1979) was a Swiss architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h .... In 1948 he won a silver medal together with Werner Schindler in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "Projekt ETS Magglingen, Eidgenössische Turn- und Sportschule" ("Swiss Federal Sports and Gymnastics Training Centre"). References External links profile 1912 births 1979 deaths Olympic silver medalists in art competitions 20th-century Swiss architects Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Switzerland-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Schindler
Werner Schindler (February 13, 1905 – 1986) was a Swiss architect. In 1948 he won a silver medal together with Edy Knupfer Edy Rudolf Knupfer (July 11, 1912 – November 28, 1979) was a Swiss architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection wit ... in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for their "Projekt ETS Magglingen, Eidgenössische Turn- und Sportschule" ("Swiss Federal Sports and Gymnastics Training Centre"). References External links Werner Schindler at databaseOlympics.com 1905 births 1986 deaths Olympic silver medalists in art competitions 20th-century Swiss architects Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Switzerland-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
