Artefacts

Amsterdam 1928, winner's diploma, 1st place, awarded to the Switzerland, gymnastic.

Physical description

Caption: "Diploma, IXe Olympiade Amsterdam 1928". Signatures: president of the Dutch NOC and of the IOC, Baillet-Latour. In the middle Nike, the winged goddess of the victory with an olive branche. Below, Olympic Symbol. Art deco style. This diploma was awarded to athletes and participants.

Created

Created: Chris VAN DER HOEF Created: Drukkerij Senefelder

Materials

paper

Colors

gold, beige, black

Dimension

73.3 x 53.3 cm

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. Témoins d'une certaine image des Jeux / Evoking an Image of the Games. Lausanne : Musée Olympique, 2003. 148 p. ISBN 92-9160-074-1.

Type of item

Archives and Documents -> diploma -> winner's diploma

Reference number

8003

Keywords

medal winner Amsterdam 1928, Olympic Games Switzerland Artistic Gymnastics/team competition Olympic symbol victory

Notes

The diplomas, designed by C. J. van der Hoef, a friend of Jan Wils, born in Amsterdam around 1875, are in the most pure Art Deco style. A stylised figure of Victory, seated, holds an olive branch in her right hand. Gold and black are the dominant colours. The remarkable border shows the extent to which van der Hoef appropriated the stylistic vocabulary of the movement. This is a rare and precious item in the collections of the Olympic Museum, and a vital testimony.