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1882 Amsterdam, Holland - 1963 Santa Fe, New Mexico. Known for: Portrait painting-often Indian, prints.
The following biography is based on A Portrait of Native America: Indians and the Art of Henry C. Balink, 1882-1963, a biography-in-progress by curator Pieter Hovens. Henry C. (Hendricus Cornelis)... Read full biography
The following biography is based on A Portrait of Native America: Indians and the Art of Henry C. Balink, 1882-1963, a biography-in-progress by curator Pieter Hovens. Henry C. (Hendricus Cornelis) Balink was born on June 10, 1882 in Amsterdam. His talent and fondness for the arts was discovered in... Read full biography
The following biography is based on A Portrait of Native America: Indians and the Art of Henry C. Balink, 1882-1963, a biography-in-progress by curator Pieter Hovens. Henry C. (Hendricus Cornelis) Balink was born on June 10, 1882 in Amsterdam. His talent and fondness for the arts was discovered in primary school. However, his father refused to let his son pursue an artist career, upon which junior ran away from home at the age of sixteen. Set on becoming an artist, he earned and saved the... Read full biography
The following biography is based on A Portrait of Native America: Indians and the Art of Henry C. Balink, 1882-1963, a biography-in-progress by curator Pieter Hovens. Henry C. (Hendricus Cornelis) Balink was born on June 10, 1882 in Amsterdam. His talent and fondness for the arts was discovered in primary school. However, his father refused to let his son pursue an artist career, upon which junior ran away from home at the age of sixteen. Set on becoming an artist, he earned and saved the needed tuition fees by participating in bike racing and skating competitions in the Netherlands, and by working as a stuntman for an American film company. From 1909-1914 he studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Amsterdam with Derkinderen, Dake, Van der... Read full biography
The following biography is based on A Portrait of Native America: Indians and the Art of Henry C. Balink, 1882-1963, a biography-in-progress by curator Pieter Hovens. Henry C. (Hendricus Cornelis) Balink was born on June 10, 1882 in Amsterdam. His talent and fondness for the arts was discovered in primary school. However, his father refused to let his son pursue an artist career, upon which junior ran away from home at the age of sixteen. Set on becoming an artist, he earned and saved the needed tuition fees by participating in bike racing and skating competitions in the Netherlands, and by working as a stuntman for an American film company. From 1909-1914 he studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Amsterdam with Derkinderen, Dake, Van der Waay and Six, and belonged to the top of his class. After marrying Maria Wessing, he and his bride came to the United States. Bali... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Furniture and/or Cabinet Design and Making
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Conte Crayon
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Ink
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •Chicago Society of Artists
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •Walter Bimson Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Mural Specialty
- •Printmaking Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Santa Fe Artist Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago