Cris Agterberg

Cris Agterberg studied at Quellinusschool. The field of work recorded is jewelry, ceramic art and product design. Employment is recorded with National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands. Work by Cris Agterberg is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Centraal Museum, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Drents Museum and Huis van het boek.

Agterberg was born in Amsterdam as the son of Christopher Agterberg Sr., plasterer, and Alida Gramberg. He studied at the Quellinus school and the School of Applied Arts in Elberfeld, Germany. In 1905 he married Rebecca Hartgers, who was active as a textile designer. Agterberg made ceramics, worked in wood, glass, leather and metal, designed jewelry and masks and was bookbinding designer. He called himself "sculptor and decorative artist." In 1932 he joined Anton Mussert's National Socialist Movement (NSB) with membership number 57. During the early years of the NSB he designed, among other things, the hall decorations for the NSB's public meetings. The first headquarters of the NSB, on the Oudegracht in Utrecht, was located in the building that was originally Agterberg's studio. During the Second World War he was a member of the Advisory Council for Commissions to Visual Artists for the Applied Arts. The Council was founded by "The Dutch House of Art," a body created by the Nazi Department of Public Information and the Arts. In the same period Agterberg managed the exhibition gallery "The Consthuys St. Peter," which was regarded as a branch of the Dutch Kunsthuis, in Utrecht. He also designed several awards for the NSB, such as the plaque "Struggle and Sacrifice" and an "Eastern Front" plaque. In 1947 Agterberg was convicted for his behavior during the German occupation. He was released immediately after his conviction because the sentence imposed on him was equal to the time he had spent in pre-trial detention. The verdict also took into consideration the fact that he suffered from a fatal illness and that he had never betrayed anyone. He died the following year in Utrecht. In 2002, a retrospective exhibition of furniture, jewelry, and small everyday objects designed by Agterberg took place at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht.

Cris Agterberg is recorded with the occupation ceramics designer. Recorded with the occupation textile artist. Recorded as sculptor, painter, jewelry designer, ceramicist and ceramics designer. Career and activity. Agterberg worked in jewelry, ceramic art, product design and studio glass. He was employed by National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands.

• Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam • Princessehof Ceramics Museum, Leeuwarden