London olympic sculpture
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Their exhibition drew 384,000 visitors to the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art. The art competition did not suffer from this problem, and the number of art works entered remained stable. In Amsterdam, the number of events was also increased, as four of the five fields of art were subdivided, creating more events.īecause of the economy and the remote location of Los Angeles, participation in the athletic events of the 1932 Games was lower than that of 1928. Artists were allowed to sell their works at the close of the exhibition, which was rather controversial given the IOC's amateurism policy, which required all competitors to be amateurs. The growth continued at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, where over 1,100 works of art were exhibited in the Municipal Museum, not including the submissions in literature, music and architecture. This figure included three Soviet artists, even though the Soviet Union officially did not take part in the Olympic Games, which they considered to be a "bourgeois" festival. The contests were taken seriously for the first time, and 193 artists submitted works. This was different for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. When the first post-war Olympic Games were held in war-ravaged Belgium, art contests were again on the programme, although they were little more than a sideshow. The number of entrants was rather disappointing: only 35 artists are known to have sent works of art to Sweden, but gold medals were awarded in all five categories. Although the Swedes initially objected, opposing the idea of art combined with competition, they eventually gave in. Pierre de Coubertin was not discouraged, and sought to include the artistic events in the programme of the 1912 Summer Olympics, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden. The organisers felt that artists would not have enough time to send in their works. The British organisers planned to hold the art competitions, but because of the short preparation time, they were cancelled. But the Italian organisers were faced with financial troubles due to the Vesuvius eruption of 1906, and were forced to halt preparations, and the IOC awarded the organisation to London in 1907. Preparations were underway to hold such competitions at the 1908 Summer Olympics, which were scheduled for Rome, Italy. The works of art entered had to be inspired by sports. The meeting ended with a proposal to the IOC to organise artistic competitions at the Olympic Games in five areas (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture). In May 1906, Baron de Coubertin organised a meeting in Paris for both IOC members and representatives of artists' organisations. One of his other desires was to combine both art and sport, and he thus considered including artistic competition in the Olympic Games. 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.