Arnold Nieuwendam (1946), a professional artist
(Arnaldo), volunteers as a numismatist and is considered an
expert in the field of medals, especially the contemporary
trends.
This artistic form entered his life after he got acquainted, in
1976, with sculptress and medal-maker Carla Klein, later to
become his wife. In the course of years he organized many
exhibitions of her work and on her fiftieth birthday he issued a
complete catalogue of all her medals - so far. In 1991 he
was nomimated for the membership of the Koninklijk Nederlands
Genootschap voor munt- en penningkunde and in 1993 he became a
member of the Numismatische Kring Amsterdam. His wife is member
of Vereniging voor Penningkunst, PVDM and the BAMS. In the very
same year 1993 Nieuwendam intensified his passion for the world
of medals and began to compile archives focused on medal-making
in the Netherlands. By now he has collected numerous books,
photographs, clippings, letters, indeed medals and
colour-slides.
Over the years he has published some 175 articles on the art
of medal-making, in reputed magazines, such as De
MUNTkoerier, De Beeldenaar, THE MEDAL, La Numismatica,
Geldgeschichtliche Nachrichten and others. He composed eight
catalogues: for Carla Klein, in 1993, for the Numismatische
Kring Amsterdam, in 1994, for Eefke Cornelissen, in 1995,
and one for Galerie Imago. Number five, on the medals by
Ianchelevici, came into being in 1999. In 2000 for GALERIE
IMAGO, Embleem van de natuur. In order to stimulate today's
medal-making he organized, without any financial interest,
the exhibition 'Eighteen female medallists' (1995) for
GALERIE IMAGO and undertook to make both the
announcement/invitation and the catalogue. The next year he
masterminded 'Twelve medallists' for Galerie Couzis and 1997
saw him back again in Galerie Imago with the exhibition
'Medal and Sculpture', for which he designed a catchy
poster. In 2004 organized Nieuwendam 'The Medal as intimate
artwork' in Surhuisterveen. Number seven together with Willy
Faes about the medals from Carla Klein 60 year. Number eight
about Ad Merx in 2006. He also
composed study-portfolios, a.o. for Studio Niklé, Galerie
Couzis, Galerie Imago, Museum Beelden aan Zee and Geld- Bank
Museum. After january 2003 is Nieuwendam
unpaid
webmaster from a
medal page:
http://penningkunst.startpagina.nl
With medallinks from all over the world. Afther juli 2004 is
Nieuwendam webmaster from the medal promotion page
http://www.penningpromotie.nl
The Dutch virtual medalgallery, where medallistst sales
there medals.
There can be no doubt: As a (unpaid) volunteer, Arnold Nieuwendam has
exerted himself considerably, over a large number of years, to
revive the culture of Dutch medal-making, by composing catalogues,
taking photographs, by organizing (group-) exhibitions, writing
articles, making colour-slide series and lecturing on his favourite
medals.
translation: Coen Linnekamp (Ilpendam 1999)
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