Maarten van Severen

Maarten van Severen was a Belgian designer and architect (1956–2005). He was born at Antwerp and died at Ghent.

Also recorded as Maarten Van Severen.

Maarten van Severen in brief

Born
1956
Died
2005
Known for
designer and architect
Place of birth
Antwerp
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Maarten Van Severen. His recorded language was Dutch.

He was the child of Dan Van Severen. 2 children are recorded: Boris Van Severen and Hannes Van Severen.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1992 to 1999.

Keukenpaviljoen Boxy's. .03 chair, dated 1998, held by Museum of Modern Art. entrance desk S.M.A.K. Gent, held by Q56229104. Design. Maarten Van Severen. Chair No. 3, dated 1999/2002, polyurethane foam and coating, enameled steel and enameled aluminum, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2016.416. Epilepsy and Persian culture : an overview / A. Vanzan, F. Paladin., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 4 named public collections.

Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q56229104: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Severen, Dan van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Recensie van: Joris van Severen. Het verhaal van een leven: Deel 2: van 1930 tot 1940 / Antoon van Severen (1998), WT. Tijdschrift over de geschiedenis van de Vlaamse beweging, 1999. Recensie van: Joris van Severen. Het verhaal van een leven: Deel 1: van 1894 tot 1929 / Antoon van Severen (1995), WT. Tijdschrift over de geschiedenis van de Vlaamse beweging, 1999.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1220723444). Those registers additionally record the form MVS Foundation.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

2005.15_Dimensions(34.2005), Press Release and Drawing (2005) — Internet Archive. 2005.05_Dimensions (134.2005), Exhibition Photos (2005) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Dutch.

The field of work recorded is design and architecture.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Ghent.

Work by Maarten van Severen is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Design Museum Gent, Art Institute of Chicago, Design Museum Brussels and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Chronology

  1. 1956Maarten van Severen born at Antwerp.
  2. 1998.03 chair (Museum of Modern Art).
  3. 1999Chair No. 3 (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 2005Maarten van Severen died at Ghent.
  5. 20052005.15_Dimensions(34.2005), Press Release and Drawing digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 20052005.05_Dimensions (134.2005), Exhibition Photos digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Maarten van Severen (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Recensie van: Joris van Severen. Het verhaal van een leven: Deel 1: van 1894 tot 1929 / Antoon van Severen (1995), WT. Tijdschrift over de geschiedenis van de Vlaamse beweging, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  3. 3.

    Recensie van: Joris van Severen. Het verhaal van een leven: Deel 2: van 1930 tot 1940 / Antoon van Severen (1998), WT. Tijdschrift over de geschiedenis van de Vlaamse beweging, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  4. 4.

    Severen, Dan van, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 1220723444, Maarten van Severen Foundation.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Maarten van Severen as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

    Consult the source
  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Maarten van Severen.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Maarten van Severen.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1409014: Maarten van Severen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Maarten van Severen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Modern design

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