Johanna Berhardina Midderigh-Bokhorst (1880–1972) was a
Dutch illustrator.
Biography
Midderigh-Bokhorst née Bokhorst was born on 31 May 1880 in
Surabaya
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, a large city in the Dutch East Indies, where her father served in the East Indian army. Her family moved to the Netherlands following the death of the father.
She attended the
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague. In 1899 she began her career designing clothing, specifically for the ' (the Dutch Society for the Improvement of Women's Dress). Her first book illustration was for a children's book ''Heidekoninginnetje, Een klaviersprookje'' by
Catharina van Rennes
Catharina van Rennes (2 August 1858, Utrecht – 23 September 1940, Amsterdam) was a Dutch music educator, soprano singer and composer.
Van Rennes was the daughter of Jan van Rennes and Marianna Josepha de Jong. Among her tutors were Richard H ...
.
She taught at the (''English:Day drawing school for girls'') and the ''Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (The Hague)'' (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague). Her students included
Sijtje Aafjes and Mies Deinum.
In 1905 she married fellow artist Jean-Jacques Midderigh (1877-1970) with whom she had two children. Midderigh-Bokhorst continued her career, creating illustrations for children's books, magazines, fashion, and advertising. Midderigh-Bokhorst worked through her life, her last book ''Glans en gloed uit donkere diepten'' was published in 1955. The same year she painted murals for the agricultural school in Zoetermeer . She often collaborated with her husband. In 1910 she was received a gold medal at the
Brussels Exposition Universelle et Internationale for book decoration. In 1913 her work was included in the exhibition
De Vrouw 1813-1913.
Midderigh-Bokhorst was a member of
Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.
She was also a member of the Dutch Society for the Improvement of Women's Dress, and the Hague chapter of the ''
Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht
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'' (Dutch Association for Women's Suffrage).
Midderigh-Bokhorst died on 20 June 1972 in
Wassenaar.
Her work is in the
Centraal Museum Utrecht.
References
External links
images of Midderigh-Bokhorst's workat the Centraal Museum Utrecht
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1880 births
1972 deaths
People from Surabaya
Dutch women artists