Hans 't Mannetje
Illustration — Sphinxes at the entrance of the Wertheimpark in Amsterdam (2007) • Illustration — Gable stone in Leeuwarden (2014) Johan George (Hans) 't Mannetje (9 September 1944 in Hillegom – 2 May 2016) was a Dutch sculptor, mostly known for his gable stones. He studied for several years at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten and was executor at City Sculptor Hildo Krop. At the end of the 1960s, 't Mannetje founded the restoration workshop Restauratieatelier Uilenburg in Amsterdam.
Hans 't Mannetje
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- Born
- 1944 · Hillegom.
- Died
- 2016 · Dieren.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- sculptor · ceramicist · artist
- Fields
- street furniture
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Sphinxes at the entrance of the Wertheimpark in Amsterdam (2007) • Illustration — Gable stone in Leeuwarden (2014) Johan George (Hans) 't Mannetje (9 September 1944 in Hillegom – 2 May 2016) was a Dutch sculptor, mostly known for his gable stones. He studied for several years at the Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten and was executor at City Sculptor Hildo Krop. At the end of the 1960s, 't Mannetje founded the restoration workshop Restauratieatelier Uilenburg in Amsterdam.
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Born at Hillegom in 1944, died in Dieren in 2016.
The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is street furniture. Places of work recorded in the authority are Gorssel. Work by Hans 't Mannetje is recorded in the collections of Stichting Kunst in de Publieke Ruimte in Arnhem.
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