Portret van de beeldhouwer Frits van Hall

Frederik Jan (Frits) van Hall (8 May 1899 (Suikerfabriek Bodja near

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

) – 18 January 1945 ( Gliwice)) was a Dutch sculptor executed for his role in the Dutch resistance in 1945. Frits was born near Semarang in the

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. His family returned to the Netherlands in 1905. His sister, the dancer

Suzy van Hall Helena Suzanna van Hall (April 28, 1907 – July 1978) was a Dutch dancer. She was born in The Hague, the younger sister of sculptor Frits van Hall. In 1932, she married . Van Hall had a dance studio in Paris, performed there and also toured ...

, was born in 1907. His work includes the Van Heutsz monument, the Moerdijk monument and the decoration of the

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town hall.

Gallery

File:Denhaag kunstwerk ot en sien.jpg, ''Ot en Sien'', Den Haag File:Moerdijkbrug.jpg, Monument Moerdijkbrug 1978 File:Monument Indië-Nederland Amsterdam.jpg, ''Monument Indië-Nederland'', Amsterdam File:Bergen op zoom kunstwerk rechtvaardigheid.jpg, ''Rechtvaardigheid'', Bergen op Zoom File:Denhaag kunstwerk ulricus huber.jpg, ''Ulricus Huber'', Den Haag File:Van Heutsz Amsterdam.jpg, Unveiling of the Van Heutsz memorial, 1935

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Frits van 1899 births 1945 deaths Dutch sculptors Dutch resistance members Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany Executed Dutch people People from Semarang