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.
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 1894 – Herman af Sillén 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 1919 – Maria Mogensen 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, Helga Görlin 1937 – Greta Garbo 1940 – Irma Björck 1950 – Tyra Lundgren 1952 – Marian Anderson 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, Lars Fresk, Freskkvartetten 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, , 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 – Carl-Göran Ekerwald, Alf Hambe, 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, Wilhelm Carlsson, Lena Josefsson, Charlotta Larsson, Jan-Erik Wikström 2013 – Åke Lundqvist, Per Nyström, Vibeke Olsson Falk, Kristina Törnqvist, Sven Wollter 2014 – Tomas von Brömssen, Pers Anna Larsson, Staffan Mårtensson, Ingela Olsson 2015 – Rigmor Gustafsson, Livia Millhagen, Ann Petrén, 2016 – Kerstin Avemo, Malin Byström, Anders Eljas, Nils Landgren, Lars Lerin, Magnus Lindgren, Elin Rombo, Johannes Öhman 2017 – Elisabeth Eriksson, Ann Hallenberg, Elin Klinga, Lars Humble, Ola Larsmo, Lisa Nilsson 2018 – Rolf Martinsson, Dan-Olof Stenlund, Iréne Theorin, Helen Sjöholm, Per Åhlin 2019 – Gunilla Bergström, Lars Lind, Peter Andersson, Katarina Ewerlöf, Erland Hagegård, Bengt Krantz 2020 – Kicki Bramberg, Lisa Larsson, Gunilla Röör, Gregor Zubicky, Gary Graden, Per Gudmundson, Sissela Kyle, Johan Ulveson, Ingrid Tobiasson 2021 – Gun-Britt, Alexander Ekman, Pia Johansson, Ragnar Håkanson, Daniel Johansson, Mats Larsson Gothe, Lena Philipsson, Magnus Uggla, , Jill Johnson, Sofia Jupither Adrian, Peter Jöback, Bo W. Lindström, Susanne Resmark, Ulrika Wallenström 2022 – Leif Andrée, Manne af Klintberg, Ulla Skoog, Michael Weinius, Tomas Boström, Henrik Dorsin, Merit Hemmingson, Tommy Körberg, Patrik Ringborg, Cajsa Stina Åkerström 2023 – Ada Berger, Ludwig Göransson, Hans Josefsson, Efva Lilja, Veronica Maggio, Shanti Roney, Annsofi Östbergh Nyberg, Gunnel Fred, Thomas Hanzon, Ola Salo, Janne Schaffer 2024 – Lennart Jähkel, Laleh Pourkarim, Ingela Strandberg, Elisabet Strid, Georg Wadenius, Nina Zanjani 2025 – Birgitta Andersson, Orup, Siri Hamari, Mikael Samuelson, Tobias Theorell, Klas Östergren 2026 – Niklas Strömstedt, Sylvia Vrethammar, Ingela Brimberg, Fares Fares, Andreas T Olsson
See also Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden
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