Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit

Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit (1875–1945) was a Dutch artist and peace activist.[1][2]

Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit
Born(1875-08-14)14 August 1875
Charlois (Rotterdam), The Netherlands
Died25 January 1945(1945-01-25) (aged 69)
Bussum, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Known forPainting, Printmaking, Peace activism
Katwijk aan zee in de winter

Biography

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Broeksmit was born on 14 August 1875 in Rotterdam. She studied at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Rotterdam) (Academy of Visual Arts (Rotterdam)), the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts), and the Rijksnormaalschool voor Teekenonderwijzers [nl] (National Normal School for Drawing Teachers (Amsterdam)). She was a member of De Independents, and Arti et Amicitiae.[3]

Broeksmit exhibited her work at the Brussels International Exhibition of 1910.[4] Broeksmit's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[5]

Broeksmit was a pacifist. She founded the organization Si vis Pacem, para Pacem (If you want peace, prepare for Peace).[6] In 1915 she attended the International Congress of Women at the Hague.[2]

Broeksmit died on 25 January 1945 in Bussum.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Frederika Henriette Broeksmit". AskArt. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Broeksmit, Frederika Henriette (1876-1945)". Jane Addams Digital Edition. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Frederika Henriëtte Broeksmit". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Broeksmit, Frederika Henriette". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Frederika Broeksmit". Women In Peace. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Broeksmit, Frederika Henriëtte". Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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