Brieven rond De Blauwe Schuit (1940

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ISBN: 9789085064794
Dutch edition
SUN architecture
Hardcover, 1150 pages
17 x 24 cm
colour
2008
€92,36 (excl. VAT)

Brieven rond De Blauwe Schuit (1940–1945)

Edited, annotated and introduced by Mieke van der Wal, Frans Blom and Willem van Koppen

Hendrick Nicolaas Werkman

Renowned graphic artist Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882-1945) is also famous for his remarkable letters. This monumental publication contains five complete series of correspondence concerning De Blauwe Schuit (The Blue Barge), the publishing house Werkman ran in secret during the Second World War. This extensive annotated edition contains all the recovered letters exchanged by Werkman and his correspondents, who include Willem Sandberg.

About the editors: Mieke van der Wal is an art historian and worked for the Werkman Project initiated by the H.N. Werkman Foundation. Frans Blom is a lecturer at the Dutch Language and Culture Department of the University of Amsterdam. Willem van Koppen studied Theoretical and Comparative Literature and is a freelance editor.

Please note: This publication is only available in Dutch.