Rachel van Dantzig

Dutch artist

Rachel van Dantzig

Rachel van Dantzig (between 1878 and 1949)

Born| (1878-11-12)12 November 1878

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Died| 15 February 1949(1949-02-15) (aged 70)

Auderghem, Belgium

Nationality| Dutch, Belgian
Known for| Sculptor

Rachel Margaretha van Dantzig (1878–1949) was a Dutch sculptor.[1]

## Biography

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Van Dantzig was born on 12 November 1878 in Rotterdam. She studied at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Rotterdam) and the Académie Colarossi (Paris). She was a student of Charles van der Stappen.[2] She exhibited her work from 1903 through 1939.[3]

Van Dantzig was a member of Arti et Amicitiae, Vereeniging Sint Lucas (Amsterdam), Rotterdamse Kunstkring (Rotterdam Art Circle), Kunstenaarsvereniging De Onafhankelijken [nl], and Nederlandse Kring van Beeldhouwers [nl] (NKVB) (Dutch Circle of Sculptors). In 1913 she won the 1st class medal at the exhibition De Vrouw 1813-1913 with a sculpture.[2] In 1919 she created a medal for victims of the Jewish Pogroms in Eastern Europe.[4] Van Dantzig's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5]

Van Dantzig died on 15 February 1949 in Auderghem, Belgium.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Rachel M. Van Dantzig". ArtNet. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Rachel van Dantzig". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
3. ^ "Dantzig, Rachel Margaretha (Rachel) van". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
4. ^ "Anti Semitic Bigotry As Chronicled By historical medals-Jewish-American Hall of Fame". Jewish Museum in Cyberspace. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
5. ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 30 December 2020.

## External links

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Media related to Rachel van Dantzig at Wikimedia Commons

* images of van Dantzig's work on RKD

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