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

The following people have received the Prince Eugen Medal since its inception.[3] Winners are Swedish unless denoted otherwise.

Architects

Painters

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

Artisans

Photographers

Draftsmen

  • 1972 Ann Margret Dahlquist-Ljungberg
  • 1978 Gunnar Hasselgren
  • 1984 Cecilia Frisendahl
  • 1989 Stig Claesson
  • 1995 Roj Friberg

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Anvisningar för bärande av kungliga medaljer med mera" (in Swedish). Sveriges Kungahus. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. The Prince Eugen Medal, Royal Court of Sweden, retrieved 13 January 2011
  3. "Medaljförläningar – Prins Eugen-medaljen". Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "King presents Prince Eugen Medal". Swedish Royal Court. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

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