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Christopher "Cris" Agterberg (22 April 1883 – 21 November 1948) was a Dutch artist and ceramist.
Objects
in the Princessehof Ceramics Museum.
Agterberg, Christoffel - Cris
at capriolus.nl. {{DEFAULTSORT:Agterberg, Cris 1883 births 1948 deaths Dutch ceramists Dutch male sculptors Artists from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch sculptors 20th-century ceramists 21st-century ceramists 20th-century Dutch male artists
Christopher "Cris" Agterberg (22 April 1883 – 21 November 1948) was a Dutch artist and ceramist.
Life and work
Agterberg was born in Amsterdam as the son of Christopher Agterberg sr.,plasterer
A plasterer is a tradesman or tradesperson who works with plaster, such as forming a layer of plaster on an interior wall or plaster decorative moldings on ceilings or walls. The process of creating plasterwork, called plastering, has been ...
, and Alida Gramberg. He studied at the Quellinus school and the crafts school in Elberfeld
Elberfeld is a municipal subdivision of the German city of Wuppertal; it was an independent town until 1929.
History
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, Germany. In 1905 he married Rebecca Hartgers, who was active as a textile designer. Agterberg made ceramics, worked in wood, glass, leather and metal, designed jewelry and masks and was bookbinding designer. He called himself "sculptor and decorative artist."
In 1932 he joined the National Socialist Movement (NSB) from Anton Mussert, with the registration number 57. During the early years of the NSB he designed the hall decorations for the propaganda meetings. The first headquarters of the NSB, the Oudegracht in Utrecht, was located in the building that was originally the studio Agterberg. During World War II he was a member of the Advisory Council for assignments to artists for the related arts. The Council was founded by "The Dutch House of Art," a by the Nazi Department of Public Information and the Arts brought to life organ. In the same period Agterberg managed in Utrecht the exhibition gallery "The Consthuys St. Peter," which was regarded as a branch of the Dutch Kunsthuis. He also designed several awards for the NSB, as the plaque "Struggle and Sacrifice" and an "Eastern Front"-plaque.
In 1947 Agterberg was convicted for his behavior during the German occupation. It was after the sentencing set free immediately, because the pronounced sentence was equal to the time spent in custody. The verdict had taken into consideration that Agterberg suffering from a fatal illness, and that he had never betrayed anyone. He died the following year in Utrecht.
In 2002 there took place in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht an exhibition place with furniture, jewelry and small utensils designed by Cris Agterberg.
Work in public collections
*Rijksmuseum
The Rijksmuseum () is the national museum of the Netherlands dedicated to Dutch arts and history and is located in Amsterdam. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough of Amsterdam South, close to the Van Gogh Museum, the Sted ...
, Amsterdam
* Princessehof Ceramics Museum, Leeuwardenin the Princessehof Ceramics Museum.
Bibliography (selection)
* Brouwer, M. and Haffmans, J. (2001) Cris Agterberg; sculptor and decorative artist . Vianen:. Optima and . * Karsten, JM (2006) insignia of the Movement: an illustrated overview with insignia of the National Socialist Movement 1931-1945 . Lunteren Promil. . * Kuyvenhoven, F. (2010) Index Dutch visual artists, photographers and art zealots . . * Venema, A. (1986) Art dealers in the Netherlands 1940-1945 . Amsterdam: Workers Press. .See also
*List of Dutch ceramists
This is a list of Dutch ceramists who were born and/or were primarily active in the Netherlands.
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* Cris Agterberg (1883–1948)
* Aalmis (1674–1755)
* Karel Appel (1921–2006)
* Govert-Marinus Augustijn (1871–1963)
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* List of Dutch sculptors
This is a list of Dutch sculptors who were born and/or were primarily active in the Netherlands.
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* Johannes Josephus Aarts (1871–1934)
* Per Abramsen (1941–2018)
* Cris Agterberg (1883–1948)
* Woody van Amen (1936)
* ...
References
External links
*Agterberg, Christoffel - Cris
at capriolus.nl. {{DEFAULTSORT:Agterberg, Cris 1883 births 1948 deaths Dutch ceramists Dutch male sculptors Artists from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch sculptors 20th-century ceramists 21st-century ceramists 20th-century Dutch male artists