Pieter d'Hont
Pieter D'Hont (24 April 1917 – 12 June 1997) was a Dutch sculptor. He studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. D'Hont designed the statue of the Edison Award for music, named for Thomas Alva Edison, who invented the phonograph.
Pieter d'Hont
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- Name
- Pieter D'Hont
- Birth Name
- Pieter Hermanus D'Hont
- Born
- 24 April 1917
- Birthplace
- Hilversum, Netherlands
- Died
- 12 June 1997
- Place of death
- Utrecht, Netherlands
- Known for
- Sculpture
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- sculptor.
- Fields
- art of sculpture.
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Pieter D'Hont (24 April 1917 – 12 June 1997) was a Dutch sculptor. He studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. D'Hont designed the statue of the Edison Award for music, named for Thomas Alva Edison, who invented the phonograph.
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Most of his works are located in Utrecht, Netherlands, including the first statue of Anne Frank. One of his pieces, 'Awakening' can be found in the grounds of Tilburg University.
statue Symbool van Wijsheid (Symbol of wisdom) by Pieter d'Hont in 1943, placed only in 1951 on the Spinozabrug, because this new bridge was finished only then. It was d'Hont's first assignment from the city of Utrecht.
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'De Marskramer', Gedempte Singel in Assen, door Pieter d'Hont (1983)
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Key facts
• Name — Pieter D'Hont • Birth Name — Pieter Hermanus D'Hont • Born — 24 April 1917 • Birthplace — Hilversum, Netherlands • Died — 12 June 1997 • Place of death — Utrecht, Netherlands • Known for — Sculpture
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• Illustration — Symbol of Wisdom (1943) in Utrecht, Netherlands • Illustration — Anne Frank (1960) in Utrecht, Netherlands • Illustration — Bison (1968) in Utrecht, Netherlands
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1917
Pieter d'Hont was born on 24 April 1917.
1997
Pieter d'Hont died on 12 June 1997.
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Hilversum.
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What Pieter d'Hont did, and where. d'Hont worked at Natura Artis Magistra. d'Hont worked at Switzerland. d'Hont worked at Utrecht. d'Hont worked at Belgium. d'Hont worked at France.
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- 1.Zie: "Minerva voor het leven." Leiden, 2014. , P 211
- 2.oorspronkelijke referentie www.kunstinutrecht.nl, deze site is inmiddels offline, evenals de database die ook niet vanuit webarchive.org meer kan benaderen. Als alternatief zou men hier kunnen zoeken: http://www.kunstwacht.nl/publiek/utrecht/zoeken/
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