28 november 2017

A girl from Staphorst

Near the Steamboat Quay (you can see the pancake ship from yesterday's post in the background), I found this sculpture picturing a girl from Staphorst, a village near Meppel. The sculpture was created in 1967 by Dutch sculptor Theo van der Nahmer (1917-1989) by order of local publisher J.A. Boom, on the occasion of their 125th jubilee. It was a gift to the town of Meppel.

As Van der Nahmer's wife had a close friend from Staphorst, she most likely inspired him for this art work. The people from Staphorst are known for wearing traditional costumes, which can still be seen today.

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  1. The sculpture certainly has a contemporary feel appropriate to its time of being made.

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  2. The sculpture certainly has a contemporary feel appropriate to its time of being made.

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  3. Ze ziet er een beetje magertjes uit, een wespentaille in Staphorst? :)

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  4. Very interesting. It appears the girl is rather stiff, though. Perhaps it's from the cool air? :)

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  5. A tad tight in the neck and waist, I'd say. :-)

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  6. ...wonderful history with the piece.

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  7. That's great! Like a story book character!

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  8. Interesting sculpture with an interesting story.

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  9. I really like this sculpture. It does look like something out of a fairy tale.

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  10. What a very pretty country girl!
    Nice sculpture.

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  11. She looks as if she could do with a few of those pancakes we were talking about yesterday Marleen ☺

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