Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Art competitions were held as part of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 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 has been associated with each Games.
Architecture
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural design |  Design for a "Cirque pour Toros" |
.svg.png){kind=small} Design for the Payne Whitney Gymnasium, New Haven, Conn. |
.svg.png){kind=small} Design for a "Schlesierkampfbahn" in the Sport Park of Breslau |
| Town planning |  Design for a Sports and Recreation Centre with Stadium, for the City of Liverpool |
 Design for a Stadium and Public Park |
.svg.png){kind=small} Design for a "Marathon Park" |
Literature
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature | "Am Kangehenzonga" |
"The Argonauts" |
none awarded |
Music
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | none awarded |  "Into a New Life" symphonic march |
none awarded |
Painting
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings |  "At the Seaside of Arild" |
"Struggle" |
none awarded |
| Watercolors and drawings | "Rodeo" |
"Jackknife" |
 "Horseman" |
| Prints | "Leg Scissors" |
 "Narciarze" ("Skier") |
"Stabwechsel" |
Sculpture
| Category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statues | "The Knockdown" |
 "Wrestling" |
"Odysseus" |
| Medals and reliefs | "Sport Sculpture II" |
"Lingbergh Medal" |
.svg.png){kind=small} "Shield of the Athletes" |
Medal table
At the time, medals were awarded to these artists, but art competitions are no longer regarded as official Olympic events by the International Olympic Committee. These events do not appear in the IOC medal database, and these totals are not included in the IOC's medal table for the 1932 Games.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | |
References
- The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 (PDF). Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932. 1933. pp. 748–765. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- Wagner, Juergen. "Olympic Art Competition 1932". Olympic Games Museum. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
- Kramer, Bernhard (May 2004). "In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 12 (2): 29–34. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-25.