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Art Competitions At The 1936 Summer Olympics
Art competitions were held as part of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes. The art exhibition was held in a hall of the Berlin Exhibition from 15 July to 16 August, and displayed 667 works of art from 22 different countries. Additionally, the literature competition attracted 40 entries from 12 countries, and the music competition had 33 entries from 9 countries. The art competitions at the 1936 Games were similar to the 1928 and 1932 Games, with medals being awarded in multiple subcategories for each of the five artistic categories. The judges declined to award any medals for three subcategories, and no gold medals for another three subcategories. 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, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Competitions At The Summer Olympics
Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years, from 1912 to 1948. The competitions were part of the original intention of the Olympic Movement's founder, Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin. Medals were awarded for works of art inspired by sport, divided into five categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. The juried art competitions were abandoned in 1954 because artists were considered to be professionals, while Olympic athletes were required to be amateurs. Since 1956, the Olympic cultural programme has taken their place. History With the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, and the celebration of the first modern Olympic Games, French Baron Pierre de Coubertin saw the fulfillment of his ideals—men being educated in both mind and body, and competing in sport rather than war. One of his other desires was to combine both art and sport, and he thus considered including artistic compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Downing Lay
Charles Downing Lay (September 3, 1877 – February 15, 1956) was an American landscape architect. Early life and family estate The son of Oliver Ingraham Lay, a professional painter, and Hester Marian Wait Lay, Charles Downing Lay was born in Newburgh, New York. At age 7, Lay began spending summers with his grandmother in Stratford, Connecticut. Her house was located at 95 Chapel Street, which is approximately away from the banks of the Housatonic River. Lay spent much of his childhood in Stratford fishing, sailing, and swimming and developed a great appreciation for nature. The Housatonic, along with the Long Island Sound, would greatly influence the course of Lay's career. Lay inherited his grandmother's estate, the land he first fell in love with, in 1900 and he remained there until his death in 1956. The property was not extensive and although the landscape was informal, there was little to suggest a truly naturalistic landscape. Walls, ramps, and steps with planti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Křička
Jaroslav Křička (; 27 August 1882 in Kelč, Moravia – 23 January 1969 in Prague) was a Czech composer, conductor, and music teacher. He was the brother of poet Petr Křička e/sup>. Life Jaroslav Křička was born into the family of the Kelč village cantor and headmaster František Křička (1848–1891) as the oldest of three siblings. His mother was Františka Křičková (1861-1936). His brother Petr Křička (1884–1949) later became a well-known poet, and his sister Pavla Křičková (1886–1972) became a writer. Their father enthusiastically supported the musical education of his children; Jaroslav received violin, piano, and voice lessons as a child. He attended high school in Havlíčkův Brod and graduated in 1900. As a high school student, he founded his own vocal quartet, string quartet, and student orchestra and began to compose. After graduating from high school, he moved to Prague and studied at the Prague Conservatory from 1902 to 1905. Under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Liviabella
Lino Liviabella (7 April 1902 – 21 October 1964) was an Italian composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi .... Liviabella was born in Macerata. In 1936 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "La vittoria" ("The Victor"). He died, aged 62, in Bologna. Selected works ;Chamber music * Sonata No. 1 in A minor for violin and piano (1920–1928) * ''Natale'', Suite for violin and piano (1923) * ''Sonatina per l'Elevazione'' for violin and harmonium (1924) * ''Canzonetta'' for violin and piano (1925) * ''Aria'' for violin and organ or harmonium (1925) * String Quartet No. 1 (1926) * ''Danza'' for violin solo (1926) * ''Adagio'' for oboe and piano (1926) * ''S. Francesco'', Meditazione for viola, 2 violins, double bass and orga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Egk
Werner Egk (, 17 May 1901 – 10 July 1983), born Werner Joseph Mayer, was a German composer. Early career He was born in the Swabian town of Auchsesheim, today part of Donauwörth, Germany. His family, of Catholic peasant stock, moved to Augsburg when Egk was six. He studied at a Benedictine Gymnasium (academic high school) and entered the municipal conservatory. Egk demonstrated talents as a composer, graphic artist, and writer, and he moved first to Frankfurt to improve his piano talents and then, in 1921, to Munich. There, working as a theater composer and playing in the pit, he married Elizabeth Karl, a violinist. He derived his pen name "Egk" from his wife's initials: ''Elisabeth, Karl'' (Elisabeth, née Karl). His only son, Titus, was born in 1924. Egk moved to Berlin in 1928, meeting composers Arnold Schoenberg and Hanns Eisler. He intended to become a cinema composer and accompanied silent films. When radio broadcasting became available to the public, Egk immediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Genzmer
Harald or Haraldr is the Old Norse form of the given name Harold. It may refer to: Medieval Kings of Denmark * Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Kings of Norway * Harald Fairhair (c. 850–c. 933) * Harald Greycloak (died 970) * Harald Hardrada (1015–1066) * Harald Gille (reigned 1130–1136) Grand Dukes of Kiev * Mstislav the Great (1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas King of Mann and the Isles * Haraldr Óláfsson (died 1248) Earls of Orkney * Harald Haakonsson (died 1131) * Harald Maddadsson (–1206) * Harald Eiriksson Others * Hagrold (fl. 944–954), also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy * Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway * Harald Klak (–), king in Jutland * Harald Wartooth, legendary king of Sweden, Denmark and Norway * Harald the Younger, 9th-century Viking leader Modern name Royalty * Harald V of Norway (born 1937), present King of Norway * Prince Harald of Denmark (1876–1949) Arts and entertainmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Thomas (composer)
Kurt Georg Hugo Thomas (25 May 1904 – 31 March 1973) was a German composer, conductor and music educator. Life Thomas was born in Tönning. The family lived from 1910 in Lennep where he attended the from 1913 to 1922. Completing with the Abitur on 21 April 1922, he studied law and music at the Leipzig University. He completed his studies in 1925 and worked as a lecturer of music theory at the Landeskonservatorium der Musik zu Leipzig. He composed a Mass in A minor as his Op. 1, which earned him the Beethoven Prize of the Preußische Akademie der Künste in 1927. Initiated by Karl Straube, he was appointed a teacher of composition and leader of the Kantorei (chorale) of the (Institute of church music). The choir was named "Kurt-Thomas-Kantorei" and toured in Germany. Thomas was professor of choral conducting at the Akademische Hochschule für Musik in Berlin from Von 1934 to 1939. During this time, he composed a cantata for the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Höffer
Paul Höffer (21 December 1895 – 31 August 1949) was a German composer. He was born in Barmen Barmen is a former industrial metropolis of the region of Bergisches Land, Germany, which merged with four other towns in 1929 to form the city of Wuppertal. Barmen, together with the neighbouring town of Elberfeld founded the first electric ... and died in Berlin. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his ''Olympischer Schwur'' (''Olympic Vow''). His works also include a solo violin sonata (Op. 18, 1931). References External linksprofile 1895 births 1949 deaths German classical composers 20th-century classical composers Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin faculty Olympic gold medalists in art competitions German male classical composers 20th-century German composers Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century German male musicians Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Germany-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Parandowski
__NOTOC__ Jan Parandowski (11 May 1895 – 26 September 1978) was a Polish writer, essayist, and translator. Best known for his works relating to classical antiquity, he was also the president of the Polish PEN Club between 1933 and 1978, with a break during World War II. He was born in Lwów, Austria-Hungary and died in Warsaw. Biography Jan Parandowski graduated from Jan Długosz High School, in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine). In 1913 he began his studies at the University of Lemberg, in the philosophy department. There he studied philosophy, classical philology, archeology, art history, and Polish literature. His studies were interrupted by World War I, during which he was interned in Russia, and consequently taught at schools in Voronezh and Saratov. From 1920 he continued his studies, and in 1923 received his master's degree in classical philology and archeology. From 1922 to 1924 he was the literary chief for publisher Alfred Altenberg, for whom he organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Ehmer
Wilhelm Ehmer (August 1, 1896 – June 16, 1976) was a German poet. He was born in Hong Kong and died in Lüdenscheid. In 1936 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his ''Um den Gipfel der Welt'' (Around the Peak of the World). References External links profile 1896 births 1976 deaths German expatriates in British Hong Kong People from Lüdenscheid Olympic silver medalists in art competitions German male poets 20th-century German poets Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century German male writers Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Germany-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urho Karhumäki
Urho Karhumäki (June 7, 1891, Multia – February 26, 1947, Vihti) was a Finnish poet. In 1936 he won a gold medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Avoveteen" ("Into free water"). Some works *Syöttöpaikassa, 1929 *Kymi nousee, 1930 *Herpmanin pojat, 1931 *Kerhoista ja kotoa, 1931 *Juoksijan rata, 1932 *Korpiherra, 1932 *Hiihtäjän latu, 1933 *Ukkonen uhkaa, 1934 *Elämännälkä, 1935 *Tuli ja leimaus, 1935 *Vorttuuna ja Tiapolo, 1935 *Avoveteen, 1936 *Elämän kouluun, 1936 *A.I.V.-rehua, 1938 *Testamentti, 1938 *Yli rajan, 1938 *Työ Suomen Hyväks', 1939 *Tunturille, 1940 *Miesten matkassa, 1941 *Voittajana maaliin, 1942 *Rantasuon raivaajat, 1943 *Terve sielu terveessä ruumiissa, 1944 *Viulu ja posetiivi, 1944 *Kylä järven rannalla, 1945 *Valitut teokset, 1960 References SourcesBiography in Biographykeskus*Suomen elämäkerrasto. Helsinki, 1955. page 373. Ilmari Heikinheimo External links * Kansallisbiografia 1891 births 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Stoiber
Dr Hans Helmut Stoiber (11 October 1918 – 10 January 2015) was an Austrian poet. He was born in Zell am See. In 1936 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Der Diskus" ("The Discus"). References External links profile Hans Stoiber's obituary 1918 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Austrian poets Austrian male poets Olympic bronze medalists in art competitions People from Zell am See Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century Austrian male writers Olympic competitors in art competitions {{Austria-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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