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Emiel van Moerkerken

Dutch surrealist photographer and film director (1916-1995) · Netherlands · On the map · Artists · Died at 78

Emiel van Moerkerken, also known as Emile van Moerkerken, was a Dutch (surrealist) photographer, filmmaker, and writer. Van Moerkerken is regarded as one of the most prominent surrealist artists in the Netherlands during the 1930s and 1940s of the 20th century.

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He was the son of the writer Prof Dr P.H. van Moerkerken, the grandson of the staunchly anti-Catholic theologian Tjeerd Cannegieter. During World War II, Van Moerkerken collaborated with, among others, C. Buddingh', Louis Th. Lehmann, Theo van Baaren, and Gertrude Pape on the surrealist magazine "De Schone Zakdoek." In 1983, Van Moerkerken received a Golden Calf for his film Next Year in Holysloot.

Country
Netherlands
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1995 · aged 78

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