Simon Miedema
Simon Miedema (born July 13, 1860 in Harlingen , † May 5, 1934 in Rotterdam ) was a Dutch sculptor .
Life
Simon Miedema was a son of the painter Rein Miedema and his wife Jeltsje Schaafsma. He came to Rotterdam with his parents in 1861, where his father worked as a painter and later became a teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts and Technical Sciences . Simon began studying at this college as a sculptor. He won the Dutch Prix de Rome in 1879 , which enabled him to spend six months in Rome. From 1880 to 1926 he was a teacher at his alma mater.
His son Rein (1886–1954) published a biography of his father in 1934.
literature
- Miedema, Simon . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930, p. 537 .
- Rein Miedema: Mijn vader en zijn werk . Lochem 1934
- Miedema, Simon . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 388 .
Web links
Commons : Simon Miedema - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Simon Miedema in ARTindeX
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miedema, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1934 |
| Place of death | Rotterdam |