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Finding aid for the J. G. van Gelder papers, ca. 1930-1980
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Description
Dutch art historian. Correspondence, notes, photographs, offprints, and annotated books and journals, the bulk organized according
to the historical period or artist to which the material pertains. The largest single group of material belongs to the re-publication
project of J. B. de la Faille's catalogue raisonné of the work of Vincent van Gogh.
Background
Jan Gerrit van Gelder was the eldest son of H.E. van Gelder (1876-1960) who was director of the municipal museum of The Hague
from 1912 to 1941. In 1922, while still at the gymnasium in The Hague, he published his first article on Dutch landscape painting
from the 16th to the 20th century. In 1923 Van Gelder enrolled as a student in art history at the University of Utrecht. He
studied there with W. Vogelsang, then one of the most prominent art historians in the Netherlands. However, Van Gelder did
not spend much time at Utrecht while studying for his degree; already in 1924, he obtained a position as research assistant
at Museum Boymans in Rotterdam. He remained at Boymans until 1940, and, from 1936, was conservator of the library and the
print collection. In 1933, he received his doctoral degree for his dissertation dealing with the role of Jan van de Velde
in early seventeenth century Dutch painting.
Extent
18.0 linear feet
(37 boxes)
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Availability
Open for use by qualified researchers.