Gerhardus "Gerard" Bernardus Josephus Westermann (25 December 1880, Leeuwarden – 3 February 1971, Amsterdam) was a Dutch artist.[1] In 1932 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Horseman".[2] Westermann's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam,[3] which holds over 60 of his works.[4]
 Westermann in 1960 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art competitions | ||
Representing the  Netherlands | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1932 Los Angeles | Watercolors and drawings |
References
edit- ↑ "Gerard Westermann". RKD. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ "Gerhard Westermann". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ↑ "Gerard Westermann". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ Rijksmuseum.nl: search for Gerard Westermann
Literature
edit- The Games of the Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932 (PDF). Xth Olympiade Committee of the Games of Los Angeles, U.S.A. 1932. 1933. pp. 748–765. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008.
- Wagner, Juergen. "Olympic Art Competition 1932". Olympic Games Museum. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
- Kramer, Bernhard (May 2004). "In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 12 (2): 29–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerard Westermann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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