Nola Hatterman (1899-1984)
Woman's face
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 14.5 x 13 cm
Provenance: Nola Hatterman Estate, Collection Armand Baag
 
Nola Hatterman was a Dutch actress, painter and designer who came into contact with progressive Surinamese in the Netherlands in the 1930s, such as Anton de Kom. In 1953 she settled in Suriname to teach the new generation of Surinamese artists. In Hatterman's work, the identity of Suriname and the Surinamese is central. She saw art as a weapon in the fight against discrimination and colonialism. After her death in 1984, former students founded the Nola Hatterman Institute, later renamed The Nola Hatterman Art Academy.
 
As an artist, Nola Hatterman embodies the shared (post)colonial heritage of Suriname and the Netherlands and forms the pivot between Surinamese and Dutch art history.
 
Her works were recently purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and included in the permanent collection of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.
 
More information can be found at http://www.nolahatterman.com and in the book Nola Hatterman, geen kunst zonder kunnen, 2021 (edited by Ellend de Vries).
 
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