John Rädecker

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Amsterdam nationaal monument on the dam

John Rädecker (1885, Amsterdam – 1956, Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter and sculptor from the Northern Netherlands, best known for his Monument on the Dam.

Biography

According to the RKD he was a pupil of Bart van Hove and a member of various painting societies such as the Hollandse Aquarellisten Kring and the Haarlem-based De Groep, as well as being a sculptor.^[1] The Teylers Museum has a portrait of his daughter by his hand on show in their "Modern", or "Second" art gallery. He designed the National Monument and asked Adriaan Roland Holst to write the poem at the base.^[1] When he died, the monument was finished by his sons Han and Jan Willem.^[1]

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References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 John Rädecker in the RKD

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Name	Rädecker, John
Alternative names
Short description	19th-century painter and sculptor from the Netherlands
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth	Amsterdam
Date of death	1956
Place of death	Amsterdam

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