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Phemia Molkenboer

1883 – 1940

Dutch ceramist, furniture designer and teacher

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Lived 1883 – 1940 (aged 56). Phemia Molkenboer was a Dutch ceramicist, furniture designer, book designer, designer, ceramics designer and drawing teacher.

Euphemia Hendrika Maria (Phemia) Molkenboer (Weesp, 10 September 1883 – Amsterdam, 10 May 1940) was a Dutch ceramist, furniture designer, draughtswoman and art teacher.

Biography Molkenboer was born in Weesp in 1883, one of fourteen children of the sculptor and painter Willem Molkenboer and Maria Cecilia Petronella Johanna Derkinderen. She was a sister of the painters and Theo Molkenboer and of the literary scientist .

She attended the , an art school founded by her father, from 1900 to 1905, followed by a year at the Rijksakademie art school. She became an art teacher and worked as one at least until 1930.

Works In 1907 Molkenboer produced drawings for a book by Johanna Naber, followed by some book covers, mostly in Art Nouveau style. Some of Molkenboer's work was distinguished at the Panama–California Exposition in San Diego.

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Who was Phemia Molkenboer?

Dutch ceramist, furniture designer and teacher (1883-1940)

When was Phemia Molkenboer born?

Phemia Molkenboer was born on 10 September 1883 in Weesp.

When did Phemia Molkenboer die?

Phemia Molkenboer died on 10 May 1940 in Amsterdam.

What was Phemia Molkenboer's occupation?

Phemia Molkenboer was a ceramicist, furniture designer, book designer, designer, ceramics designer and drawing teacher.

What nationality was Phemia Molkenboer?

Phemia Molkenboer was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Phemia Molkenboer

· Wikidata: Q23012793

· DBpedia: Phemia Molkenboer

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