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Otto Verhagen (May 19, 1919 – 2003) was a Dutch painter, draftsman and museum director.
Otto Verhagen | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1919 |
| Died | 2003 |
Life and work
editSon of Otto Verhagen (1885–1951) and Jantje Jantiena Roelfina (Annie) Bennink (1891–1978), from 1948 to 1951, Verhagen worked for the Dutch organization responsible for tracking down Nazi-looted art, known as the "Stichting Nederlands Kunstbezit". He then worked for the Dienst Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerpen from1951 to 1970), and as a civil servant with the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Social Work, he was involved in the Beeldende Kunstenaars Regeling (BKR).[1]
Verhagen became director of the Deventer Municipal Museums in 1971, a position he would hold until 1981.[2]
In 1999 Verhagen donated his archive to the Netherlands Institute for Art History. The Geldersche Kasteelen Foundation owns a collection of his drawings and also an archive section.
References
edit- ^ "Ontdek schilder, tekenaar, museumdirecteur Otto Verhagen (1919-2003)". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-08-17.
- ^ "Ontdek schilder, tekenaar, museumdirecteur Otto Verhagen (1919–2003)". rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-06-30.