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Herman Nieweg (April 13, 1932 – May 28, 1999) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist.
De Kampioen
'' March 1963. Nr. 3. p. 140. In the 1990s he moved to
Nieweg, Herman
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Herman Nieweg (April 13, 1932 – May 28, 1999) was a Dutch sculptor and ceramist.
Life and work
Nieweg was born in Steenwijkerwold and studied interior design at theAcademy of Fine Arts
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in Rotterdam
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. His teacher Frieda Koch brought him into contact with ceramics. As an artist Nieweg is autodidact.
From the 1960s to the 1980s Nieweg lived and worked in Giethoorn
Giethoorn () is a village in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, Netherlands, with a population of 2,795 in 2020. It is located in the List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of Steenwijkerland, about south ...
, where he ran his own pottery studio.De Kampioen
'' March 1963. Nr. 3. p. 140. In the 1990s he moved to
Monchique
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in Portugal
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, where he built several large ovens. He died in Portugal
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a few years later, at the age of 67.
Much of Nieweg's work was done in ceramics, examples are the reliefs he made for Zwolle
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and Heino
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.
Works
* 1973, image ''3 Columns'' with bird with children inAssen
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* 1980, embossed on the city wall of Zwolle
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.
* 1982, relief on facade of the town in Heino
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See also
*List of Dutch sculptors
This is a list of Dutch people, 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 ...
* 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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References
External links
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