Eckersberg Medal
The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The Eckersberg Medal was created in 1883, on the 100th birthday of its namesake. Eckersberg Medal recipients Source (1940 onwards): Akademiraadet 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1960: Ejler Bille, Sven Havsteen-Mikkelsen, Henry Luckow-Nielsen 1961: Flemming Bergsøe, Jørgen Andersen Nærum 1962: Preben Hornung, Svend Engelund 1963: Anna Klindt Sørensen, Jeppe Vontillius 1964: Albert Mertz, Sig. Vasegaard 1965: Frede Christoffersen, Reidar Magnus, Erik Thommesen 1966: Søren Georg Jensen, Poul Bjørklund 1967: Poul Ekelund, Erling Frederiksen, Agnete Varming, Gunnar Westman 1968: Ib Braase, Agnete Bjerre 1969: Kjeld Hansen, Jørgen Haugen Sørensen, Willy Ørskov 1970s 1970: Paul Gadegaard, Erling Jørgensen, Christian Poulsen 1971: Kasper Heiberg, Richard Winther 1972: Johannes Carstensen, Knud Hvidberg, Anna Thommesen (weaving), Sigrid Lütken, Jens-Flemming Sørensen 1973: Helge Bertram, Erik Lynge 1974: Henrik Buch, Rasmus Nellemann, Gert Nielsen 1975: Arne Haugen Sørensen, Egon Fischer 1976: Alfred Madsen, Niels Macholm 1977: Gunnar Aagaard Andersen 1978: Ib Geertsen, Poul Gernes, Jørn Larsen, Tage Stentoft 1979: Henning Damgård-Sørensen, Else Fischer-Hansen, Arne Ungermann, Eva