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Hans de Jong (26 March 1932 – 3 March 2011) was a Dutch sculptor, designer and ceramist.
at capriolus.nl In the year 1958-59 De Jong was designer at Intercodam Tegels, which produced glass mosaics and tile panels. In 1959 he started his own studio in Amsterdam. In 1962 De Jong took part of an exhibition of six young ceramists from Amsterdam in
De zes amsterdamse pottenbakkers opnieuw bijeen : the six amsterdam potters together again
'' Dorris U. Uitgever Oosterbeek : Stichting Amphora, 2000.
Jong, Hans de
at capriolus.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Jong, Hans de 1932 births 2011 deaths Dutch ceramists Dutch sculptors Dutch male sculptors Artists from Leiden
Hans de Jong (26 March 1932 – 3 March 2011) was a Dutch sculptor, designer and ceramist.
Life and work
Born in Leiden, De Jong received his first lessons in pottery in the studio of Gerrit de Blanken (1894–1961) inZoeterwoude
Zoeterwoude () is a municipality in the province of South Holland, Western Netherlands. It covers of which is water. It had a population of in .
Located to the southeast of Leiden and north of Zoetermeer, the municipality of Zoeterwoude consist ...
in 1948. He attended the Gerrit Rietveld Academie
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.
History
In 1924, the I ...
, where he studied at the ceramics department under Willem H. de Vries (1908-1969).Jong, Hans deat capriolus.nl In the year 1958-59 De Jong was designer at Intercodam Tegels, which produced glass mosaics and tile panels. In 1959 he started his own studio in Amsterdam. In 1962 De Jong took part of an exhibition of six young ceramists from Amsterdam in
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located at ...
, together with Sonja Landweer, Jan de Rooden, Johan van Loon, Jan van der Vaart and Johnny Rolf, which signified the rebirth of artisan ceramics in the Netherlands. Mienke Simon Thomas (2008). ''Goed in vorm: honderd jaar ontwerpen in Nederland.'' p. 188
In the 1960s and 1970s he designed several larger ceramic wall sculptures, among others for swimming pools in Utrecht. From 1970 to 1972 he taught at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and from 1974 to 1982 at the (AHK) in Amsterdam.
See also
*List of Dutch ceramists
This is a list of Dutch ceramists who were born and/or were primarily active in the Netherlands.
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* Cris Agterberg (1883–1948)
* Aalmis (1674–1755)
* Karel Appel (1921–2006)
* Govert-Marinus Augustijn (1871–1963)
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References
Further reading
* J.W.N. van Achterbergh, "Over Hans de Jong, of de veelsoortige metamorphosen der ceramische ironie," ''Mededelingenblad Vrienden van de Nederlandse Ceramiek'' nr. 35, 1964, p. 3-33 * Kuyken-Schneider,De zes amsterdamse pottenbakkers opnieuw bijeen : the six amsterdam potters together again
'' Dorris U. Uitgever Oosterbeek : Stichting Amphora, 2000.
External links
*Jong, Hans de
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