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World War II Haagse Academie-club, Koninklijke...

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[World War II] Haagse Academie-club, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten Photo album composed by Bob Jacques Frederik Stijger (b. 1918), comprising 86 photographs and a few related clippings, personal official items related to the Academy, 2 orig. drawings, lists w. signatures, etc., w. the names of the depicted students and dates 1939-1942. The two orig. drawings are by Herman Berserik (1921-2002), a river view in black crayon signed "H. Berserik zomer '41", and a view of an empty terrace in pencil, not signed but w. annotation in pencil "Een echte Bers". The photographs record moments of Stijger's life as a student of the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten and as a member of the Haagse academie-club, incl. group portraits, vacation/ sailing camps. A few names of the depicted people: "Dr. Ir. Plantinga, Directeur", Noto Soeroto, Agnes Brandes, Lous Wenckebach, Herman Berserik, Nel Pot, Kees Nierstrass, Wouter de Iongh, Poekie Burman, "Paulo Citroen", Piet Klaasse, Eddy Croisset, Nora van der Flier and Annetje Zeeman. Contents partly loose. Interesting, very specific commemorative photo album. Nothing could be found on the compiler Bob Stijger, except for his book Leer zeilen. Handleiding voor beginners, first published in 1951 and frequently reprinted.