Alphonse De Cuyper

Alphonse Josef De Cuyper (18871950)[1] was a Belgian sculptor and painter from Heverlee, Leuven.[2]

Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Sculpture

In 1920, De Cuyper won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Lanceur de Poids and for Coureur ("Shot Putter" and "Runner").[3] He also participated at the art competitions at the Games of 1928 and 1936.[4]

References

  1. "Alphonse De Cuyper" (in Dutch). Vlaamse Kunstcollectie. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "De Cuyper, Alfons". Inventaris van het Onroerend Erfgoed. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Alphonse De Cuyper". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. Kramer, Bernhard (May 2004). "In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests". Journal of Olympic History. 12 (2): 33.

Further reading

  • Engelen, C. & Marx, M., 2002: Beeldhouwkunst in België vanaf 1830, Algemeen Rijksarchief en Rijksarchief in de Provinciën. Studia 90, Brussel, pp. 860-862
  • Pas, W. & Pas, G., 2000: Biografisch lexicon plastische kunst in België. Schilders beeldhouwers grafici. 1830-2000 part 1 (A-J), Antwerpen, p. 217
  • Pas, W. & Pas, G., 2000: Dictionnaire biographique arts plastiques en Belgique. Peintres sculpteurs graveurs. 1800-2002 part 1 (A-D), Antwerpen, p. 287
  • Piron, P., 1999: De Belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20ste eeuw part 1 (A-K), Brussel, p. 324
  • Vollmer, H., 1953: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts vol. 1 (A-D), Leipzig, p. 504


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