Eppo Doeve
Joseph Ferdinand Doeve (2 July 1907 – 11 June 1981), better known as Eppo Doeve, was a popular Dutch painter and cartoonist of Indo descent. He was born in Bandung, Indonesia and moved to the Netherlands in 1927. He was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange Nassau in 1973.
Also recorded as Josef Ferdinand Doeve · Jozef Ferdinand Doeve · Joseph Ferdinand Doeve · J.F. Doeve
Eppo Doeve
Poll, Willem van de · [1] Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau (ANEFO), 1945-1989, Nummer toegang 2.24.14.02 Bestanddeelnummer 252-0086 · CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
- Born
- 2 July 1907
- Died
- 11 June 1981
- Birth Name
- Joseph Ferdinand Doeve
- Birthplace
- Bandung, Dutch East Indies
- Awards
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1973)
- Known for
- Painting, cartoons
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · cartoonist · medalist · costume designer · scenographer · animator · architect · muralist
- Fields
- young adult literature
- Education
- Wageningen University & Research
- Languages
- Dutch
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Biography
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His cartoons were mostly published in Elsevier Weekblad and later in Elsevier Magazine. He also drew two newspaper comics, Mannetje Bagatel (1946) and Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning (1962), both with text by novelist Bertus Aafjes. Doeve was additionally active in advertising illustration.
Eppo Doeve studied at Wageningen University & Research. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is young adult literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Europe. Work by Eppo Doeve is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, National Museum of World Cultures, Rijksmuseum, Museum De Lakenhal and NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Van de Poll Reportage / Serie: Reportage Eppo Doeve Beschrijving: De kunstenaar Eppo Doeve in zijn atelier Annotatie: Het atelier van Doeve bevond zich op de Rivierenlaan 197 in Amsterdam. De laan heet nu President Kennedylaan Datum: augustus 1954 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: ateliers, schilders Persoonsnaam: Doeve, Eppo Fotograaf: Poll
Willem van de Poll
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Van de Poll Reportage / Serie: Reportage Eppo Doeve Beschrijving: De kunstenaar Eppo Doeve in zijn atelier bezig met het ontwerpen van bankbiljetten Annotatie: Het atelier van Doeve bevond zich op de Rivierenlaan 197 in Amsterdam. De laan heet nu President Kennedylaan Datum: augustus 1954 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: ateliers, bankbiljett
Willem van de Poll
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 2 July 1907 • Died — 11 June 1981 • Birth Name — Joseph Ferdinand Doeve • Birthplace — Bandung, Dutch East Indies • Awards — Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1973) • Known for — Painting, cartoons
Documentary record
Eppo Doeve lived from 2 July 1907 to 11 June 1981 and was an artist, draughtsman, cartoonist, illustrator, medallist and architect. The birth of Eppo Doeve is recorded on 2 July 1907 in Bandung, and the death on 11 June 1981 in Amsterdam.
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1907
Eppo Doeve born at Bandung.
1981
Eppo Doeve died at Amsterdam.
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