Cor Dam
Cornelis (Cor) Dam (born April 26, 1935) is a Dutch artist, who has been active as sculptor, painter, illustrator and ceramist.[1]
Life and work
Born in Delft, Dam studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. After graduating he worked as a designer at the De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles from 1950 to 1965. And from 1956 until 1980 he worked at Ateliers Ceramic Structure 68 bv in The Hague. Since 1988 he lectured at the Technical University of Delft.[2]
Sculptural works of Dam can be found in the public space of several Dutch cities. For the former Anne Frank School in the district Oosterwei in Gouda he designed a relief (see first image), showing in bright colors Anne Frank depicted, writing, candlelight in the attic, in her diary.
Works, a selection
- Mosaic untitled (1965), former Anne Frank School in Gouda
- Woman with child (1965), Jan van Goyen Street in Rozenburg
- Ceramic work (1967), Jozef Israelslaan in Woerden
- Women (1968), shopping Keizerslanden in Deventer
- Ceramics Shalom (1969) for the Shalom School in Delft. The work is from 1984 in the Adelbert Church in Delft. [4]
- Brick Mosaic (1970) [5] , Ellemare in Rotterdam
- Ceramic object (1983), Industry Street in Delft
- Four objects (1983), New Plantation in Delft
- Untitled - multiple objects (1988), Bergselaan in Rotterdam
- Untitled (1988), Huniadijk in Rotterdam
- Untitled (1988), Cymbelkruid in Rotterdam
- Irascible birds (1996/98), Julianalaan in Schagen
Gallery
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Untitled (1965), Gouda
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Ceramic work (1967), Woerden
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Women (1968), Deventer
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Ceramic object (1983), Delft
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Four objects (1983), Delft
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Bergselaan in Rotterdam
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Huniadijk in Rotterdam
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Cymbelkruid in Rotterdam
See also
References
- ↑ Cor Dam at rkd.nl. Accessed 17.05.2015.
- ↑ Over Cor Dam at cordam.eu. Accessed 17.05.2015.
External links
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- (Dutch) Cor Dam, Beeldend Kunstenaar
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