Prince Eugen Medal
Not to be confused with The Prince Eugen Culture Prize.
| Prince Eugen Medal Prins Eugen-medaljen | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by The King of Sweden | |
| Country |
 Sweden |
| Type | Royal medal |
| Order of Wear | |
| Next (higher) | Litteris et Artibus[1] |
| Next (lower) | Prince Carl Medal[1] |
The Prince Eugen Medal (Swedish: Prins Eugen-medaljen), is a medal conferred by the King of Sweden for "outstanding artistic achievement".[2]
The medal was established in 1945 by the then King of Sweden, Gustaf V, in connection with the eightieth birthday of his brother Prince Eugen who was a noted painter and art collector.
It is awarded every year on 5 November, the name day of Eugen, and presented to the winners at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
Prince Eugen
Medallists
Source (1945-2007): List of recipients]
Winners are Swedish unless denoted otherwise.
Architects
- 1945 Nils Eriksson, Erik Lallerstedt, Ivar Tengbom
- 1947 Lars Israel Wahlman
- 1950 Sigurd Lewerentz
- 1951 Artur von Schmalensee
- 1954 Paul Hedqvist, Alvar Aalto (Finland)
- 1956 Sven Ivar Lind
- 1957 Hakon Ahlberg
- 1958 Kaj Fisker (Denmark)
- 1959 Melchior Wernstedt
- 1960 Arnstein Arneberg (Norway)
- 1961 Sven Markelius
- 1962 Arne Jacobsen (Denmark)
- 1963 Viljo Rewell (Finland)
- 1964 Erik Ahlsén
- 1968 Erik Lundberg
- 1970 Sven Backström, Leif Reinius
- 1972 Nils Tesch, C.Th. Sørensen (Denmark)
- 1973 Jörn Utzon (Denmark)
- 1975 Kjell Lund (Norway)
- 1976 Carl Nyrén
- 1978 Klas Anshelm
- 1980 Tore Ahlsén
- 1981 Nils Ahrbom, Reima Pietilä (Finland)
- 1982 Sverre Fehn (Norway)
- 1983 Bengt Lindroos
- 1984 Walter Bauer
- 1986 Jan Wallinder, Henning Larsen (Denmark)
- 1988 Jan Gezelius, Sven Ingvar Andersson (Denmark)
- 1990 Bengt Hidemark
- 1991 Erik Asmussen (Denmark)
- 1992 Per Friberg
- 1993 Åke Axelsson (furniture)
- 1994 Gunnar Mattson, Juha Leiviskä (Finland)
- 1996 Ove Hidemark
- 1998 Gustaf Rosenberg
- 2000 Johan Celsing
- 2002 Ralph Erskine
- 2003 Lèonie Geisendorf
- 2005 Gert Wingårdh
- 2004 Kristian Gullichsen (Finland)
- 2006 Jan Olav Jensen (Norway)
- 2007 Knud Holscher (Denmark)
- 2009 Mats Edblom, Louise Campbell (Denmark)
- 2010 Hans Bäckström
- 2011 Jan Gehl [3]
- 2012 Erik Wikerstål
- 2013 Kjetil Trædal Thorsen
- 2014 Lene Tranberg
Painters
- 1945 Olle Hjortzberg, Isaac Grünewald, Hilding Linnqvist
- 1946 Sven Erixon, Otte Sköld
- 1947 Jens Ferdinand Willumsen (Denmark), Henrik Sørensen (Norway)
- 1948 Vera Nilsson, Per Krogh (Norway)
- 1949 Fritiof Schüldt
- 1950 Axel Nilsson
- 1951 Alf Rolfsen (Norway)
- 1954 Hugo Zuhr
- 1955 Axel Revold (Norway)
- 1957 Einar Jolin, Oluf Höst (Denmark), Marcus Collin (Finland)
- 1958 Ragnar Sandberg, Johannes Kjarval (Iceland)
- 1960 Siri Derkert, Sixten Lundbohm
- 1961 Evert Lundquist, Bjurström Tor
- 1963 Einar Forseth
- 1964 Inge Schiöler, Reidar Aulie (Norway)
- 1965 Max Walter Svanberg
- 1967 Lennart Rodhe, Richard Mortensen (Denmark)
- 1969 Torsten Renqvist
- 1971 Erik Olson, Henry Heerup (Denmark)
- 1973 Stellan Mörner, Alf Lindberg
- 1974 Olle Nyman
- 1975 Lage Lindell
- 1976 Nisse Zetterberg, Svend Wiig Hansen (Denmark)
- 1977 Lennart Gram
- 1978 Sigrid Schauman (Finland), Arne Ekeland (Norway)
- 1979 Sören Hjort Nielsen (Danish), Gudmundur ”Erro” Gudmundsson (Iceland)
- 1980 Endre Nemes, Carl-Henning Pedersen (Denmark)
- 1981 Rune Jansson
- 1982 Karl Axel Pehrson
- 1983 Philip von Schantz, Harald Leth (Denmark), Lars-Gunnar Nordström (Finland), Inger Sitter (Norway)
- 1984 Egill Jacobsen (Denmark)
- 1985 Birgit Broms
- 1986 Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd
- 1987 Curt Asker, Ejler Bille (Denmark)
- 1989 Ingegerd Möller, Paul Osipow (Finland)
- 1990 Per Kirkeby (Denmark)
- 1991 Hertha Hillfon, Lenke Rothman, Ulrik Samuelson, Jan Groth (Norway)
- 1992 Pierre Olofson, Richard Winther (Denmark)
- 1993 Olle Bonniér, Jens Johannessen (Norway), Kristján Gudmundsson (Iceland)
- 1994 Lena Cronqvist
- 1995 Torsten Andersson
- 1996 Ulf Trotzig
- 1997 Ola Billgren, Olav Christopher Jenssen (Norway)
- 1998 Tommy Östmar, Magnús Pálsson (Iceland)
- 1999 Tom Krestesen
- 2000 Harald Lyth, Leonard Rickhard (Norway)
- 2001 Laris Strunke
- 2002 Olle Kåks
- 2002 Carl Otto Hultén
- 2004 Hans Wigert, Hreinn Fridfinnsson (Iceland)
- 2005 Åke Pallarp, A K Dolven (Norway)
- 2006 Nils Kölare, Gunvor Nelson
- 2007 Jan Håfström, Marie-Louise Ekman
- 2008 Dan Wolgers, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Grete Prytz Kittelsen
- 2009 Karin Mamma Andersson, Nina Roos (Finland)
- 2010 Claes Bäckström, May Bente Aronsen, Matti Kujasalo
- 2012 Kjell Anderson, Janna Syvänoja
- 2013 Elisabet Oscarsson, Bo Swenson
Graphic Artists
- 1947 Harald Sallberg
- 1955 Stig Åsberg
- 1956 Emil Johanson-Thor
- 1959 Stig Borglind
- 1963 Palle Nielsen (Denmark)
- 1967 Börje Veslen
- 1971 Torsten Billman
- 1973 Rolf Nesch (Norway)
- 1974 Pentti Kaskipuro (Finland)
- 1976 Sven Ljungberg
- 1979 Gunnar Norrman
- 1983 Sixten Haage
- 1984 Ernst Mether-Borgström (Finland)
- 1986 Bertil Lundberg
- 1988 Nils G. Stenqvist
- 1996 Outi Heiskanen (Finland)
- 1997 Lasse Söderberg
- 2003 Ulla Fries
Sculptors
- 1945 Carl Eldh, Eric Grate, Carl Milles
- 1946 Ivar Johnsson
- 1947 Wäinö Aaltonen (Finland), Einar Jonson (Iceland)
- 1948 Erik Lindberg
- 1949 Bror Hjort
- 1951 John Lundqvist
- 1955 Gerhard Henning (Denmark)
- 1956 Stig Blomberg
- 1958 Robert Nilsson
- 1959 Gunnar Nilsson
- 1960 Adam Fischer (Denmark)
- 1962 Bror Marklund
- 1966 Christian Berg
- 1967 Kain Tapper (Finland)
- 1968 Arne Jones
- 1969 Gustaf Nordahl
- 1970 Arnold Haukeland (Norway)
- 1973 Asmund Arle
- 1974 Robert J. Jakobsen (Denmark)
- 1975 Liss Eriksson
- 1977 Ivar Lindekrantz
- 1979 Edvin Öhrström
- 1981 Elis Eriksson
- 1982 Palle Pernevi, Erik Thommesen (Denmark)
- 1985 Karl Göte Bejemark, Sigurdur Gudmundsson (Iceland)
- 1987 Harry Kivijärvi (Finland)
- 1989 Sivert Lindblom, Rúrí (Iceland)
- 1990 Einar Höste
- 1992 Mauno Hartman (Finland)
- 1993 Lars Englund
- 1994 Bjørn Nørgaard (Denmark)
- 1995 Bård Breivik (Norway)
- 1996 Lars Kleen
- 1998 Osmo Valtonen (Finland)
- 1999 Gert Marcus
- 2001 Eva Lange
- 2004 Kajsa Mattas
- 2005 Olafur Eliasson (Denmark)
- 2007 Leif Bolter
- 2009 Lars Olof Loeld
- 2011 Rune Rydelius [3]
- 2012 Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Per Inge Bjørlo
- 2013 Martti Aiha
- 2014 Eva Löfdahl
Designers
- 1945 Edvard Hald, Carl Malmsten
- 1947 Erik Fleming
- 1949 Wilhelm Kåge
- 1951 Nathalie Krebs (Denmark)
- 1954 Barbro Nilsson
- 1957 Arthur Percy
- 1958 Wiven Nilsson
- 1959 Axel Salto (Denmark), Hannah Ryggen (Norway)
- 1960 Alf Munthe
- 1961 Hans Wegner (Denmark), Dora Ljung (Finland)
- 1964 Sven Arne Gillgren, Kai Frank (Denmark)
- 1965 Bruno Mathsson
- 1968 Stig Lindberg
- 1970 Sigurd Persson
- 1971 Edna Martin
- 1971 Viola Gråsten
- 1977 Sven Palmqvist
- 1979 Ulla Schumacher-Percy
- 1979 Berndt Friberg
- 1980 Kaisa Melanton, Tapio Wirkkala (Finland)
- 1981 Gertrud Vasegaard (Denmark)
- 1982 Karin Björquist, Birger Kaipiainen (Finland)
- 1984 Birger Haglund
- 1985 Elisabeth Hasselberg-Olsson, Benny Motzfeldt (Norway)
- 1986 Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi (Finland)
- 1987 Gösta Engström
- 1988 Gunnar Cyrén, Tone Vigeland (Norway)
- 1990 Ingrid Dessau, Synnøve Anker Aurdal (Norway)
- 1991 Bertel Gardberg (Finland)
- 1992 Torun Vivianna Bülow-Hübe
- 1994 Bengt Liljedahl
- 1995 Bertil Vallien, Alev Siesbye (Denmark), Kirsti Rantanen (Finland)
- 1996 Vibeke Klint (Denmark)
- 1997 Sigvard Bernadotte, Jane Reumert (Denmark)
- 1998 Ingegerd Råman
- 1999 Helena Hernmarck
- 2000 Sten Kauppi, Gutte Eriksen (Denmark)
- 2001 Signe Persson-Melin, Oiva Toikka (Finland)
- 2002 Hans Krondahl, Ursula Munch-Petersen (Denmark)
- 2003 Liv Blåvarp (Norway)
- 2004 Kerstin Öhlin Lejonklou
- 2005 Olle Ohlsson
- 2006 Kenneth Williamsson, Jacob Jensen (Denmark)
- 2008 Grete Prytz Kittelsen
- 2010 Erika Lagerbielke
- 2011 Helena Edman (goldsmith) [3]
- 2012 Janna Syvänoja (Finland)
See also
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
- List of prizes, medals and awards
- Prizes named after people
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anvisningar för bärande av kungliga medaljer med mera" (in Swedish). Sveriges Kungahus. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ The Prince Eugen Medal, Royal Court of Sweden, retrieved 13 January 2011
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "King presents Prince Eugen Medal". Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 16 February 2015.