Litteris et Artibus

Obverse of the Litteris et Artibus medal of Gustav V.

Reverse of the medal.

Litteris et Artibus is a Swedish royal medal established in 1853 by Charles XV of Sweden, who was then crown prince. It is awarded to people who have made important contributions to culture, especially music, dramatic art and literature.^[1]

The obverse side of the medal has the image of the current King while the reverse has the text "Litteris et artibus" (Latin: Letters and Arts).

Recipients[]

1857 – Karolina Bock
1865 – Elise Hwasser
1869 – Louise Michaëli
1871 – Henriette Nissen-Saloman
1874 – Béla Kéler
1885 – Bertha Tammelin
1886 – Ellen Hartman
1890 – Dina Edling
1891 – Thecla Åhlander, Agi Lindegren, Carolina Östberg
1895 – Mathilda Grabow
1896 – Agnes Branting
1899 – John Forsell
1900 – Adelina Patti
1906 – Martina Bergman-Österberg
1907 – Armas Järnefelt
1914 – Alice Tegnér
1914 – Anna Bergström-Simonsson
1915 – Anna Oscàr
1916 – Hugo Alfvén, Harriet Bosse, Carl Boberg
1920 – Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Wilhelm Kempff
1921 – Lotten Dahlgren
1922 – Sigrid Leijonhufvud
1923 – Helena Nyblom
1924 – Märta Måås-Fjetterström
1925 – Pauline Brunius, Ellen Roosval von Hallwyl
1926 – Carl Malmsten
1927 – Ida von Schulzenheim
1928 – Tora Teje
1932 – Oskar Lindberg
1934 – Olof Winnerstrand
1937 – Greta Garbo^[2]
1940 – Irma Björck
1950 – Tyra Lundgren
1952 – Marian Anderson^[3]
1960 – Birgit Nilsson
1968 – Nicolai Gedda
1969 – Eric Ericson, Elisabeth Söderström
1973 – Erland Josephson
1975 – Astrid Lindgren, Erik Saedén, Margaretha Krook
1976 – Margareta Hallin
1977 – Birgit Cullberg, Alf Henrikson, Lars-Erik Larsson, Allan Pettersson
1978 – Povel Ramel, Gunnar de Frumerie, Dag Wirén
1979 – Anders Ek, Gunn Wållgren
1980 – Erik Bruhn
1981 – Tage Danielsson, Lars Johan Werle, Hans Alfredson
1982 – Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Götz Friedrich
1983 – Birgitta Valberg, Ingvar Kjellson
1986 – Bengt Hambraeus, Jan Malmsjö, Sif Ruud
1987 – Nils Poppe
1988 – Per Myrberg
1989 – Bibi Andersson
1990 – Mona Malm, Sven Delblanc, Ulf Johanson
1991 – Lars Gunnar Bodin
1992 – Börje Ahlstedt, Harriet Andersson, Tomas Tranströmer
1993 – Gösta Winbergh, Håkan Hagegård, Lars Forssell
1994 – Sven-David Sandström
1995 – Daniel Börtz, Lennart Hjulström
1996 – Esa-Pekka Salonen, P. C. Jersild, Per Anders Fogelström, Solveig Ternström
1997 – Bo Widerberg, Göran Tunström, Kristina Adolphson, Sara Lidman
1998 – Kerstin Ekman, Georg Reidel, Gerda Antti, Margareta Ekström
1999 – Björn Ulvaeus, Agneta Pleijel, Anne Sofie von Otter, Lennart Hellsing, Marie Göranzon, [sv], Stina Ekblad, Willy Kyrklund, Ylva Eggehorn
2000 – Björn Granath, Hans Gefors, Krister Henriksson, Maria Gripe, Per Olov Enquist
2001 – Anita Wall, Dan Laurin, Kim Anderzon, Majgull Axelsson, Mats Ek, Staffan Göthe, Staffan Valdemar Holm
2002 – Staffan Göthe, Arne Domnérus, Loa Falkman, Jan Sandström, Lena Endre, Olle Adolphson, Pernilla August, Roland Pöntinen, Sven-Bertil Taube, Torgny Lindgren
2003 – Marie Fredriksson, Eva Bergman, Håkan Hardenberger, Karin Rehnqvist, Kristina Lugn, Lars Amble
2004 – Birgitta Trotzig, Catarina Ligendza, Christian Lindberg, Hillevi Martinpelto, Katarina Dalayman, Knut Ahnlund, Lena Nyman, Lil Terselius
2005 – Bertil Norström, Eva Ström, Gunnel Vallquist, Ingvar Hirdwall, Irene Lindh, Jan Troell, Per Tengstrand, Per Wästberg, Peter Jablonski, Putte Wickman
2006 – Henning Mankell, Bobo Stenson, Inger Sandberg, Johan Rabaeus, Lars Gustafsson, Lasse Sandberg
2007 – Reine Brynolfsson, Carola Häggkvist
2008 – Lars Norén, Carl-Göran Ekerwald, Gunnar Harding, Inga Landgré, Lars Norén, Malin Ek, Nina Stemme
2009 – Katinka Faragó, Meg Westergren, Roy Andersson, Örjan Ramberg
2010 – Bodil Malmsten, Dan Ekborg, Malin Hartelius
2011 – Malena Ernman, Mats Bergström, Sten Ljunggren, Peter Mattei, Marie Richardson
2012 – Anders Paulsson, Martin Fröst, , , ,
2013 – Åke Lundqvist, Per Nyström, , , Sven Wollter
2014 – Tomas von Brömssen, Pers Anna Larsson, , Ingela Olsson
2015 – Rigmor Gustafsson, Livia Millhagen, Ann Petrén, Therese Brunnander
2016 – Kerstin Avemo, Malin Byström, Anders Eljas, Nils Landgren, Lars Lerin, Magnus Lindgren, Elin Rombo,
2017 – , Ann Hallenberg, Elin Klinga, , Ola Larsmo, Lisa Nilsson
2018 – Rolf Martinsson, Dan-Olof Stenlund, Iréne Theorin, Helen Sjöholm, Per Åhlin
2019 – Gunilla Bergström, , Peter Andersson, Katarina Ewerlöf, ,
2020 – , Lisa Larsson, Gunilla Röör, , , Per Gudmundson, Sissela Kyle, Johan Ulveson, Ingrid Tobiasson

References[]

^ "King awards medals". Swediah Royal House.
^ "People, Jan. 11, 1937". Time. 11 Jan 1937. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2010. In Council of State King Gustaf of Sweden decorated Cinemactress Greta Garbo with the nation's gold medal litteris et artibus, highest Swedish award for artistic achievement.
^ Penn Library exhibitions "Marian Anderson: A Life in Song", archived from the original on 20 February 2015, retrieved 19 February 2015, ...and in 1952 received from King Gustav of Sweden his government's "Litteris et Artibus" medal.