Evert Musch
Early life
Musch studied at Academie Minerva (1936–1940) in his hometown Groningen, where he studied under {{ill|Willem Valk|nl}}, {{Interlanguage link multi|Arnold Willem Kort|nl}} Kort{{Cite web |url=http://www.elseviermaandschrift.nl/EGM/1938/07/19380701/EGM-19380701-0471/story.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-07 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225135/http://www.elseviermaandschrift.nl/EGM/1938/07/19380701/EGM-19380701-0471/story.pdf |url-status=dead }} and C.P. de Wit. From 1947 to 1981, Musch was lecturer at the Academy Minerva, succeeding his former teacher De Wit. He was a teacher of amongst others {{Interlanguage link multi|Henk Helmantel|nl}}, Wim Crouwel and {{Interlanguage link multi|Martin Tissing|nl}}.{{cite book |last1=van Dijk van |first1=Francis |last2=Drijvers |first2=H. J. W. |year=1998 |title=Leraren van de Academie Minerva. Een keuze uit twee eeuwen kunstonderwijs in Groningen |location=Groningen |publisher=Benjamin & Partners |isbn= 90-5477-019-8}}
Musch married in 1943 painter Johanna (To) Jager, whom he had met at Academy Minerva. Musch was a member of the artists movement "De Jongeren" (1941–1942) and of the "Drentse Schilders" (1947–1953). In 1954 he was co-founder of the "Drents Schilders Genootschap".{{cite web|url=http://www.drentsschildersgenootschap.nl/ |title=drentsschildersgenootschap.nl |publisher=drentsschildersgenootschap.nl |date= |accessdate=2014-06-16}}
Later life
In 1985 he was awarded the {{ill|Cultural Prize of Drenthe|nl|Culturele prijs van Drenthe}}. The Drents Museum in Assen held a retrospective of his work in 1988.{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1oFyg6ZT3KubTnifDF_CwC3Ftq3rneGo6VDc7eFQH724 |title=Catalogue of retrospective exhibition in 1988 |date= |accessdate=2014-06-16}}
Themes and style
Musch made oil paintings and watercolors and his subjects include landscapes and portraits in naturalistic-impressionistic style. He also worked as a lithographer and illustrator of books, including "Kinderen in verstand en boosheid",{{cite web |author=Uitgeverij Profiel BV |url=http://www.profiel.nl/websites/scholma/profiel.nsf/Uitgever%20Groningen%20-%20Bedum/Kinderen%20in%20verstand%20en%20in%20boosheid%20-%20Home |title=Kinderen in verstand en in boosheid - Profiel uitgeverij |publisher=Profiel.nl |accessdate=2014-06-16 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222162034/http://www.profiel.nl/websites/scholma/profiel.nsf/Uitgever%20Groningen%20-%20Bedum/Kinderen%20in%20verstand%20en%20in%20boosheid%20-%20Home |archive-date=2013-02-22 |url-status=dead }} by the writer {{Interlanguage link multi|Piet Keuning|nl}}.
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://johannesmusch.wix.com/evert-musch }}
- [http://www.encyclopediedrenthe.nl/Musch,%20Evert Encyclopedie Drenthe Online]
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Category:Painters from Groningen