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John Rädecker

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John Rädecker
Born5 September 1885 Edit this on Wikidata
Amsterdam Edit this on Wikidata
Died12 January 1956 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 70)
Amsterdam Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationPainter, sculptor, drawer Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenHan Rädecker Edit this on Wikidata
Amsterdam national monument on the dam

John Rädecker (5 December 1885, Amsterdam – 12 January 1956, Amsterdam) was a painter and sculptor from the northern Netherlands, best known for his National Monument on the Dam.

Biography

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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 Johan ("Han") and Jan Willem.[1]

Public collections

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Among the public collections holding works by John Rädecker are:

References

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  1. ^ a b c John Rädecker in the RKD