Olympic medal record
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Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Sculpture
Chris van der Hoef in 1923.jpg

Christiaan "Chris" Johannes van der Hoef (11 May 1875 5 March 1933) was a Dutch sculptor. He was born in Amsterdam and died in The Hague. In 1928 he won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Médaille pour les Jeux Olympiques" ("Olympic medals").[1] Van der Hoef was a member of Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Ambachts- en Nijverheidskunst (V.A.N.K.) the Dutch Association for Craft and Craft Art.[2]

References

  1. "Chris van der Hoef". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. "Chris van der Hoef". RKD (Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie) (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  • Hans Wichmann: Donationen und Neuerwerbungen 1986/87. Die Neue Sammlung, Staatl. Museum f. Angewandte Kunst, München, 1989. ISBN 3764323191
  • L.F. Jintes & J.T. Pol-Tyszkiewicz: Chris van der Hoef 1875-1933. Leiden, 1994. ISBN 9070884593
  • DatabaseOlympics.com: profile


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