Cor Dam

Dutch artist

Cornelis (Cor) Dam (April 26, 1935 – July 29, 2019) was a Dutch artist, who has been active as sculptor, painter, illustrator and ceramist.^[1]

Life and work

Born in Delft, Dam studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. After graduating he worked as a designer at the De Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles from 1950 to 1965. Thereafter until 1980, he worked at Ateliers Ceramic Structure 68 in The Hague. Since 1988 he lectured at the Technical University of Delft.^[2]

Cor passed away on July 29, 2019.

Sculptural works of Dam can be found in the public space of several Dutch cities. For the former Anne Frankschool in Gouda's Oosterwei district, he made a relief (see first image), depicting Anne Frank writing in her diary by candlelight in the attic.

Works, a selection

Mosaic untitled (1965), Anne Frankschool in Gouda
Woman with child (1965), Jan van Goyenstraat in Rozenburg
Ceramic work (1967), Jozef Israelslaan in Woerden
Women (1968), shopping centre Keizerslanden in Deventer
Ceramics Shalom (1969) for the Shalomschool in Delft. Since 1984 in the Adelbert church in Delft. [4]
Brick Mosaic (1970) [5], Ellemare in Rotterdam
Ceramic object (1983), Industriestraat in Delft
Four objects (1983), Nieuwe Plantage in Delft
Untitled - multiple objects (1988), Bergselaan in Rotterdam
Untitled (1988), Huniadijk in Rotterdam
Untitled (1988), Cymbelkruid in Rotterdam
Irascible birds (1996/98), Julianalaan in Schagen