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named after the Quellinus family of sculptors, founded in 1877. It was founded as the ''Teekenschool voor Kunstambachten'' (Drawing school for art crafts) by

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and Eduard Colinet in the workshop of the

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during the building of that institution, which itself contains several large sculptures and was intended to rival the

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, which itself is full of works by the Quellinus family. The name was changed after the opening of the museum in 1885 to ''Kunstnijverheidsschool Quellinus'', or simply ''Quellinusschool''. In 1924 it merged with the

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. vCurrently Royal Dutch Antiquarian Society has an office in the school.Contact info of the Royal Dutch Antiquarian Society
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List of directors and teachers

* Eduard Colinet (Eduard), founder and director from 1877 * Cuypers, P.J.H. (Pierre), co-founder * Heukelom, J.B. (Jan Bertus), Drawing teacher * Papenhuijzen, W. (Willem), Drawing teacher to 1921 * Laars, T. van der (Tiete), teacher ca. 1900 * Bourgonjon, L.F. (Louis), sculpting teacher who worked for 31 years there * Wierink, B.W. (Ben), Drawing teacher from 1879 * Bossche, E. van den (Emile), assistant to Eduard Colinet * Hove, B.J.W.M. van (Bart), director from 1902 to 1908 * Rol, C. (Cornelis), drawing teacher from 1903 to 1931 * Wal, H.A. van der (Hendrik Adriaan), drawing teacher from 1913 to 1948 * Jacobs, J.A. (Jacob Andries), teacher from 1916 to 1924 * Lauweriks, J.L.M. (Jan/Matthieu), director from 1917 * Nienhuis, L. (Bert), teacher ceramics from 1926 * Stolk, R.J.A. (Reijer), teacher from 1939 * Herder, D. (Dirk) de, teacher photography from 1940 to 1947 * Wildenhain, R.F. (Frans), teacher from 1947 to 1976 * Metz, A. (Lex), teacher graphic arts from 1949 * Gasteren, L.A. van (Louis), teacher from 1952 to 1982 * Elburg, J.G. (Jan), teacher spatial design from 1956 to 1963 * Crouwel, W.H. (Wim), ca. 1900 * Nijhoff, C.W., director from 1938 * Uri, J. (Jan), ca. 1947 * Couzijn, W. (Wessel), ca. 1968 * Kähler, G.M.D.C. (Greta) * Zwollo, M. (Marinus), teacher of jewelry design from 1949 to 1968

Some notable pupils

* Cris Agterberg (1883-1948) *

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(1903-1943) *

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(1899-1988) *

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(1877-1918) * Flip Hamers (1882-1966) *

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(1888-1963) * Johan van Hell (1889-1952) * J.B. Heukelom (1875-1965) *

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(1891-1973) * Albert Klijn (1895-1981) * Pieter Kuhn (1910-1966) *

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(1863–1939) *

Bert Nienhuis Lambertus (Bert) Nienhuis (14 November 1873 in Groningen – 1960 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch ceramist, designer and jewelry designer. Life and work Nienhuis was born in Groningen as the son of the broker Lambertus Nienhuis (1834–1890) and ...

(1873-1960) *

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(1890-1963) * Bertus Sondaar (1904-1984) * André Vlaanderen (1881-1955) * Herman Walenkamp (1871-1933) * Marinus Zwollo (1903-1983)

References

* ''Muurvast & gebeiteld - Beeldhouwkunst in de bouw 1840-1940'', , 1997 NAi Uitgevers Rotterdam, * ''Het ontstaan van het kunstnijverheidsonderwijs in Nederland en de geschiedenis van de Quellinusschool te Amsterdam (1879-1924)'', Martis, A., in 'Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 1979 part 30 (Kunstonderwijs in Nederland)', Haarlem 1980, pg. 79-171 {{ACArt Schools in Amsterdam Rijksmuseum Amsterdam 1877 establishments in the Netherlands Dutch artist groups and collectives