• Source: Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst

The Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) (Dutch Association for Craft and Industrial Art) was founded in 1904. It was founded by Jacob Pieter van den Bosch, Herman Hana, Klaas van Leeuwen, Theo Molkenboer, and Willem Penaat. At the turn of the century the idea of artist-craftsmen was emerging. The existing Dutch societies and clubs for painters and architects did not adequately represent these artisans and they formed V.A.N.K., the first society for designers in the Netherlands.
V.A.N.K. aimed to elevate crafts and industrial design. Many founders were also interested in the changing focus of design to a new age of "truth, honesty, and realism" in the new century. Founder Willem Penaat focused on artistic ownership and copyright. Membership included artists interested in the socialist democratic movement, as well as artists who were mainly concerned with promoting their work though a trade union. V.A.N.K. organized exhibitions, published yearbooks and a trade journal. Their first exhibition was in 1911 at the Stedelijk Museum. The group went on to organize two shows at the Stedelijk Museum specifically on advertising art, the first in 1917 and again in 1935.
The V.A.N.K. disbanded in 1941 to avoid the compulsory membership of the Nederlandsche Kultuurkamer, the institute created by the German occupying forces during World War II.




Members


Artists who were members of V.A.N.K. as listed in ARTindex Lexicon Online, unless otherwise noted.




Gallery


Selected work by members of VANK













































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Media related to Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst at Wikimedia Commons

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst
• Piet Zwart
• Vank
• Peter Alma
• Cas Oorthuys
• Fré Cohen
• Eva Besnyö
• Emmy Andriesse
• Theo Molkenboer
• Paul Schuitema