John Rädecker
John Rädecker (5 December 1885, Amsterdam – 12 January 1956, Amsterdam) was a painter and sculptor from the northern Netherlands, best known for his National Monument on the Dam.
Also recorded as Johannes Anton Raedecker · John Anton Raedecker · Johan Anton Rädeker · Johan Anton Raedecker
John Rädecker
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- Born
- 1885. · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1956. · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Fields
- figurative art.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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John Rädecker (5 December 1885, Amsterdam – 12 January 1956, Amsterdam) was a painter and sculptor from the northern Netherlands, best known for his National Monument on the Dam.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are figurative art. Work by John Rädecker is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Kröller-Müller Museum, Teylers Museum, Museum Henriette Polak and Museum Arnhem.
Groepsportret bij opening van de A.S.B., tentoonstelling voor Architectuur Schilder- en Beeldhouwkunst in het Stedelijk Museum te Amsterdam, 1928
BIJ DE OPENING VAN DE A. S. B., tentoonstelling voor Architectuur Schilder- en Beeldhouwkunst in het Stedelijk Museum te Amsterdam, welke zaterdagmiddag plaats vond. 1 de schilder Alma, 2 dé schildere
Amsterdam - Dam - View on Nationaal Monument 1956 John Rädecker (Sculptor)
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• Illustration — Amsterdam national monument on the dam
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Biography
According to the RKD he was a pupil of Bart van Hove and a member of various painting societies such as the Hollandse Aquarellisten Kring and the Haarlem-based De Groep, as well as being a sculptor. The Teylers Museum has a portrait of his daughter by his hand on show in their "Modern", or "Second" art gallery. He designed the National Monument and asked Adriaan Roland Holst to write the poem at the base. When he died, the monument was finished by his sons Johan ("Han") and Jan Willem.
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Among the public collections holding works by John Rädecker are: • Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands • Teylers Museum • Amsterdamse School Museum Het Schip, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- “John Rädecker”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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