Author: Richard Stanton
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1552126064
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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History of the Olympic Art Competitions of the 20th Century including data tables and selected competitor biographical sketches.
Author: Richard Stanton
Publisher: Trafford on Demand Pub
ISBN: 9781412200301
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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This is the history of one of the most important cultural collaborations of the 20th Century, the joining of art and sport. Here is the story of the inclusion of the Fine Arts as competition events in the modern Olympic Games. Recounted within these pages for the first time are the ideas and techniques that briefly created a union of these disparate worlds. Follow themas they conducted what were the Olympic Art Competitions of the 20th Century. In this volume you will meet the people who forged that union and those who destroyed it. You will also discover why you never heard of these competitions. Here too are the results of the art events and your opportunity to meet a few of the artists who pursued their quest for Olympic Gold. Also available in hardcover through www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com and www.chapters.indigo.ca. Reviews From: "Journal of Olympic History", Vol. 9, No. 2, Spring 2001 Review by Anthony Bijkerk, the Netherlands "Over a period of forty years, I have read and collected many books on the Olympic Games, and of course in several of these books one can find references to the Olympic Art Competitions in the period from 1912 to 1948. But as far as I know, this happens to be the very first time an overall and complete history of this Olympic Art competition has ever been published. Richard Stanton has done a wonderful and thorough research on this particular subject. Every Olympic historian should be able to remember how Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 declined going to the Intercalary Games inAthens... ...Richard Stanton went through the archives of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne with the finest comb he could find, with the result that we now have an almost complete insight in the efforts Coubertin put into making possible the union of sports and arts in the Olympic Games. Stanton made an English translation of many letters in the French language which he found in the archives... ...In this particular issue of the Journal of Olympic History, May 2001, Mr. Stanton, in an article submitted at the same time as his book, gives interesting details about the winners of that art competition from 1912. He continues with the developments of the art competitions in Antwerp 1920, Paris 1924, Amsterdam 1928, Los Angeles 1932 and Berlin 1936. The situation after World War Two, with the Olympic Games in London (and the last full art competition) is also given, just before the final chapter on the disparate union of the arts and sport unfolds immediately after these Games. In three consecutive chapters with the appropriate titles: "The Throwing of the Gauntlet", "The Setting of the Midnight Sun", and "The Coup de Grace", Stanton describes the circumstances (and persons involved), that made an end to the Olympic Art Competitions, and finally changed them into Olympic Art Exhibitions! Many of these details are known, but the whole story unfolds before us in a dramatic way. Of particular interest are the final chapters, giving us the possibility to meet with several artists who participated in these art competitions and won an Olympic medal or an Honorable Mention. Of course, for those of us who are interested in statistics, the full list with "Results, Lists & Other Curiosities" is the end of this interesting book."
Author: The Olympic Studies Centre
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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During the Olympic Summer Games from 1912 to 1948, artists from all-around the world submitted their artworks in five categories: architecture, painting, sculpture, literature and music. This document traces the origins, the conduct and the disappearance of the art competitions, born of the will of Pierre de Coubertin to simultaneously develop both the body and mind.
Author: Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963271402
Category : Olympics
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Author: John Herrmann
Publisher: MFA Publications
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, proudly presents the original Olympics in all their sweaty, heroic glory. Like today, sports were a vital part of daily life in ancient Greece. "Games for the Gods" unearths the original traditions of athletics, highlighting both the fascinating similarities and the jarring differences between the ancient ways and our own. We might not be used to such Classical customs as associating athletic festivals with certain gods, seeing our athletes compete in the nude, or having them indulge in dirty fighting as accepted practice (then again...), but the excitement of competition, admiration for athletic skill, and adoration of champions--as well as several of the sports--are just as familiar to fans today as they were to the ancients. The Greek Games here come to life in a series of texts that explore the Olympics then and now, the origins of the games and various athletic events, and the ways in which the contests were prepared for and the victors honoured. With stunning illustrations of over 140 sculptures, vases, and coins, as well as photographs of modern athletes, "Games for the Gods" is a unique celebration of the Olympic spirit through the ages.
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
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During the Olympic Summer Games from 1912 to 1948, artists from all-around the world submitted their artworks in five categories: architecture, painting, sculpture, literature and music. This document traces the origins, the conduct and the disappearance of the art competitions, born of the will of Pierre de Coubertin to simultaneously develop both the body and mind.
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Leif Yttergren
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 147660066X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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King Gustaf V of Sweden inaugurated the Fifth Olympiad at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm on July 6, 1912. In the following weeks, 2,380 competitors from 27 nations representing six continents participated in well-organized competitions in perfect weather conditions. The largest Olympics yet at the time, the Stockholm Games have thus gone down in history as the Sunshine Olympics, or "the Swedish Masterpiece." Since that achievement, and despite numerous attempts by other Swedish cities, Sweden has not yet managed to host the Olympic Games again. This work examines the 1912 Stockholm Olympics from a variety of perspectives, exploring the preparations, organization, competitions, participants, and spectators, as well as the continuing significance of the 1912 Games to Sweden and to the future of the Olympic movement.
Author: Zdeněk Škoda
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Languages : en
Pages : 5
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The article deals with the art competitions that appeared on the program of modern Olympic Games between 1912 and 1948. It reveals the philosophical background of their existence within the Summer Olympics and their relation to the idea of kalokagathia. The article describes the reasons for their origin and how the founder of the modern Olympic Movement Pierre de Coubertin succeeded in pushing this idea forward. Czech and Czechoslovak artists were frequent participants in the competitions. In total, works by more than 50 Czechoslovak artists were presented and some were remarkably successful. Two composers Josef Suk and Jaroslav Křička and a sculptor Jakub Obrovský were even awarded Olympic medals in the 1930s. The article aims to present a lesser known but important place of art competitions in the history of the modern Olympic Movement and to recall the achievements of Czech and Czechoslovak artists.
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: University-Press.org
ISBN: 9781230572871
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 98. Chapters: Art competitions at the Olympic Games, Founders of the modern Olympic Games, History of Olympic broadcasting, History of the Olympic Village, Olympic Games controversies, Olympic deaths, Olympic museums, Munich massacre, Pierre de Coubertin, Tlatelolco massacre, International Society of Olympic Historians, Concerns and controversies over the 2008 Summer Olympics, The Whistler Sliding Centre, Concerns and controversies over the 2010 Winter Olympics, Quadruple jump controversy, Olympics on television, Olympic Games scandals and controversies, Use of performance-enhancing drugs in the Olympic Games, Ancient Olympic Games, Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics, List of Olympic Games broadcasters, Demetrius Vikelas, Evangelos Zappas, Zappas Olympics, List of stripped Olympic medals, Olympics on United States television, 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, William Penny Brookes, Alternate Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, Werner von Gilsa, Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal, Art competitions at the 1936 Summer Olympics, Art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum, Thessaloniki Olympic Museum, Berlin 36, Panagiotis Soutsos, Blood in the Water match, Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics, Zappeion, Wolfgang Furstner, Sally Robbins, Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics, Art competitions at the 1912 Summer Olympics, Art competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Konstantinos Zappas, Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games, George Averoff, Olympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni Samaranch, Norwegian Olympic Museum, Seoul Olympic Museum. Excerpt: A number of concerns and controversies over the 2008 Summer Olympics surfaced before, during, and after the...
