Henk Krijger
Hendrik (Henk) Cornelis Krijger, also known as Senggih (19 November 1914 – 27 September 1979) was a Dutch artist. Krijger was born in Karoeni on the island of Sumba, then part of the Dutch East Indies. He moved to the Netherlands in 1928, and studied at the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs.
Also recorded as Henk Kryger · Senggih · Hendrik Cornelis Krijger · Hendrik Cornelis Krijger (1914-1979)
Henk Krijger
- Born
- 1914 · Karuni.
- Died
- 1979 · Breda.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · teacher · draftsperson · pastellist · graphic designer · mosaicist · illustrator
- Fields
- young adult literature · graphic design
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He participated in the Dutch Resistance in World War II. Krijger worked in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, print, and sculpture. He was a member of the Haagse Kunstkring. Peter Enneson describes Krijger as a "maverick" and notes that he was self-consciously both Christian and expressionist.
• Illustration — Het Gezin (1964) in Zwolle • Illustration — Het mosterdzaadje in Dordrecht
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1914
Henk Krijger born at Karuni.
1979
Henk Krijger died at Breda.
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