May Claerhout Explained
| May Claerhout |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Pittem, Belgium |
| Death Place: | Oostmalle, Belgium |
| Nationality: | Belgian |
| Field: | Sculpture |
| Spouse: | Armand Storms |
May Claerhout (21 February 1939 – 7 November 2016)[1] was a Belgian artist who was born in Pittem. She created sculptures in bronze and terracotta, and she created several statues for public buildings in Belgium. Her studio was located in Malle. Claerhout was married to Armand Storms and together they had three children.
Works
- Statue Europe (bronze, 20 December 1993), in the Espace Léopold, the complex of parliament buildings in Brussels housing the European Parliament, given by the Belgian presidency Espace Léopold
- Statue Father Damien (bronze)
- 5 Continents (bronze)
- History of scripture (bronze)
- Birth of Mankind (bronze)
- Metro in the city (red terracotta, Metrostation Opera on crossing Keizerlei and Meir, Antwerp)
- City, Stream en Metro (white, glazed terracotta, Metrostation Frederik van Eden, Leftbank, Antwerp)
- Union (white, glazed terracotta)
- Ziekenzorg (red terracotta)
- Generations (red terracotta)
- Debat (red terracotta)
- Aula (white, glazed terracotta)
References
- Tourism in Malle (Dutch)
- May Claerhout, De kunst van May Claerhout, Mercatorfonds & Arcade, (1977),
- Gaby Gyselen, May Claerhout, Ons Erfdeel (1979), nr 3, pp. 406–411
Notes and References
- Web site: Beeldhouwster May Claerhout thuis overleden . Dutch . Gazet van Antwerpen . 8 November 2016 .
