Jan van Stolk
Jan van Stolk (March 11, 1920 in Santa Brigida – December 20, 1997 in Oosterbeek) was a Dutch ceramist.
Jan van Stolk
- Born
- Jan van Stolk was born on 11 March 1920. · Santa Brigida.
- Died
- Jan van Stolk died on 20 December 1997. · Oosterbeek.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- ceramicist and sculptor.
- Fields
- ceramic art.
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Jan van Stolk (March 11, 1920 in Santa Brigida – December 20, 1997 in Oosterbeek) was a Dutch ceramist.
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Jan van Stolk (1920–1997) was a ceramicist and sculptor, of Dutch nationality. The ceramicist was born in Santa Brigida and died in Oosterbeek. Activity centred on ceramic art. Works are held at Centraal Museum, Design Museum Den Bosch and Museum Arnhem, among others.
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Van Stolk was the son of Pieter Adriaan van Stolk and Sophie van der Does de Willebois. He was born in the Canary Islands and later lived with his parents in Italy, the Netherlands and Greece. In the 1930, he moved back to the Netherlands with his mother and stepfather Luigi de Lerma. They were both potters and started a studio in Utrecht Groenekan. Van Stolk participated in their workshops. During World War II, he studied at the Art Academy in Arnhem under Gijs Jacobs van den Hof. In 1946, Van Stolk opened his own studios in Nijmegen, and from 1953 in Oosterbeek. Until 1970, he was a lecturer at the Free Academy in Nijmegen. He had several students and assistants, such as Wim Fiege and Marianna Franken. In the early work of Van Stolk the Mediterranean atmosphere is recognizable. Later he was working with engraved decorations, often on a black background. Since the 1960s he also made ceramic sculptures.
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Jan van Stolk is recorded as a citizen of Kingdom of the Netherlands. Recorded with the occupation ceramicist. Recorded with the occupation sculptor.
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1920
Jan van Stolk was born on 11 March 1920.
1997
Jan van Stolk died on 20 December 1997.
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Jan van Stolk was born at Santa Brigida.
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Jan van Stolk died at Oosterbeek.
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Oosterbeek.
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