Phiny Dick

Phiny Dick was a Dutch painter, writer, comics artist and illustrator (1912–1990). She was born at Rotterdam and died at Greystones.

Also recorded as Phiny Toonder-Dick; Afine Kornélie Dik.

Phiny Dick in brief

Born
1912
Died
1990
Known for
painter, writer, comics artist and illustrator
Place of birth
Rotterdam
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Phiny Toonder-Dick and Afine Kornélie Dik. Her recorded language was Dutch.

She married Marten Toonder.

Catalogued works

5 works under this name are catalogued by The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1973 to 1987.

"I wanna get a look at this dame!", dated n.d., pen and black ink, and red watercolor, on off-white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2004.879. Bowl, dated 1986, glass, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.241. Cinderella, Prince Charming and Cinderella Ball, Lexington House, Hickory Hills, Illinois, dated 1987, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1989.684.2. Bunny Hop, Prince Charming and Cinderella Ball, Lexington House, Hickory Hills, Illinois, dated 1987, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1989.684.1. 7-7-73 (#129), dated 1973, screenprint in black and colored inks and collage of silver gelatin photographs on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2022.302.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

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

Moby Dick, Moby Dick, 2008. Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, 2022. Dick Higgins, Dick Higgins, 1970. Dick without the Dick, The World According to Philip K. Dick. Robert Dick, BMJ, 2019.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 6 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1912Phiny Dick born at Rotterdam.
  2. 19737-7-73 (#129) (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1986Bowl (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  4. 1987Cinderella, Prince Charming and Cinderella Ball, Lexington House, Hickory Hills, Illinois (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  5. 1987Bunny Hop, Prince Charming and Cinderella Ball, Lexington House, Hickory Hills, Illinois (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  6. 1990Phiny Dick died at Greystones.

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.

    Dick Higgins, Dick Higgins, 1970

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Dick without the Dick, The World According to Philip K. Dick

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Moby Dick, Moby Dick, 2008

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Moby Dick, Moby-Dick, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Robert Dick, BMJ, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Phiny Dick.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q11995614: Phiny Dick

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Phiny Dick”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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