Family Child
Q133575826
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2517464 · wikidata
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W.O.J. Nieuwenkamp
1874-07-27 – 1950-04-23
Life & Legacy
Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp (Amsterdam, July 27, 1874 – Fiesole, April 23, 1950), was a Dutch multi-faceted autodidact. As an artist he was active as a painter, draftsman, sculptor, etcher, lithographer, and designer of book covers and of ex-libris. In addition, he was also known as a writer, architect, explorer, ethnologist and collector of East Asian art.
He was one of the first European artists to visit Bali, being greatly influenced by and himself influencing the island's art and culture, and making it better known in wider world. He was also deeply involved with various other parts of the then Dutch East Indies.
Occupation & Career
painter, graphic designer, printmaker, shipbuilder, ethnographer, animator, exlibrist, architect, writer, etcher, art collector, designer, explorer, draftsperson, graphic artist, muralist, lithographer, collector, artist
Legacy Highlights
Organizations & Memberships
Arti et Amicitiae
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Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q2517464 — wikidata View source
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