Vanaf de oprichting in 1974 is Ena Dankmeijer voorzitter van de aan haar vader opgedragen S.A.L. (Mongui) Maduro Stichting. Sindsdien heeft zij alles in het werk gesteld om de bibliotheek uit te breiden en er bekendheid aan te geven in binnen- en buitenland. Ena’s leven is niet alleen een leven tussen boeken. Het is bovenal een rijk leven met volop aandacht en belangstelling voor haar medemens. Maar in dit boek gaat alle aandacht uit naar Ena Dankmeijer-Levi Maduro zelf.

Het boek is een donatie van Ena Dankmeijer-Levi Maduro.

La emoción y el silencio como suprema presencia en la pintura de Sacha Tebó

Celebrations of city streets, tranquil vistas of the countryside and seashore, enchanting images of the leisured classes in domestic interiors or at fashionable Parisian cafés - Impressionist paintings give pleasure to art lovers everywhere. James Rubin brings together the most recent research to provide a fascinating, comprehensive study of Impressionism.

This book is donated by Nicole Henriquez.

Romanticism was ‘a way of feeling’ rather than a style in art. In the period c.1775-1830, against the background of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, European artists, together with poets and composers, initiated their own rebellion against the dominant political, religious and social ethos of the day.

In this comprehensive volume, David Blayney Brown takes a thematic approach to Romanticism, relating it to the concurrent, more stylistic movements of the Neoclassicism and the Gothic Revival, and discussing its relationship with the political and social developments of the era.

This book is donated by Nicole Henriquez.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-90) has become, in the century following his death, a man on first-name terms with the world. His brief but eventful life has inspired the scrutiny of other painters, filmmakers, psychologists and novelists, and his personal celebrity outstrips even the substantial fame of his work.

Judy Sund teaches art history at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

This book is donated by Nicole Henriquez.

Het eeuwfeest van Charles Eyck is voor de Stichting die zich inzet voor het artistieke erfgoed van de kunstenaar, aanleiding geweest een oud initiatief tot uitgave van een boek over Eyck’s ontwikkeling als tekenaar alsnog te realiseren. Het was Daan Wildschut (1913-1995) die, na de dood van Charles Eyck in 1983, het als zijn taak zag om wat de kunstenaar zijn ‘tekeningenportefeuille’ of ‘archief’ noemde, te ordenen en te completeren, een tijdrovend karwei waarmee de basis werd gelegd voor dit boek.

Het boek is een donatie van Ragnar Eyck zoon van Charles Eyck

Re-thinking the languages, literatures and cultures of the Eastern Caribbean and the African diaspora.

The contributions to this volume are updated versions of papers presented at the Eastern Caribbean Islands Cultures Conference (ECICC) held on the island of Curaçao in 2008. The ECICC 2008 call for papers invited researches to present results of their work on the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Eastern Caribbean, with the aim of eventually publishing a volume of conference presentations.

This book is donated by F.P.I. (Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma).

Most of the contributions to this volume are updated versions of papers presented at the Eastern Caribbean Islands Cultures Conference (ECICC) held on the island of Curaçao in 2008. The ECICC 2008 call for papers invited researches to present results of their work with the aim of eventually publishing a new volume on the languages, literatures, and cultures of the Dutch Leeward Islands Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, or the so-called ‘ABC’ Islands.

This book is donated by F.P.I. (Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma).

Een uitgave van verspreid verschenen geschriften door Ronald Severing, verschenen ter gelegenheid van zijn aanvaarding van het ambt van buitengewoon hoogleraar Taalverwerven, taalleren en taalonderwijzen in het bijzonder van het Papiamentu in een schoolse context, aan de Algemene Faculteit van de Universiteit van de Nederlandse Antillen op vrijdag 11 september 2009.

Het boek is een donatie van F.P.I. (Fundashon pa Planifikashon di Idioma).

Art from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection.

Donated to our library by the Boolchand Group of Companies in connection with the art exhibit "A Journey Through India" which was held at Landhuis Bloemhof in October 2005 in celebration of the Companies' 75th anniversary on the island.

Donated to our library by the Boolchand Group of Companies in connection with the art exhibit "A Journey Through India" which was held at Landhuis Bloemhof in October 2005 in celebration of the Companies' 75th anniversary on the island.

Donated to our library by the Boolchand Group of Companies in connection with the art exhibit "A Journey Through India" which was held at Landhuis Bloemhof in October 2005 in celebration of the Companies' 75th anniversary on the island.

Donated to our library by the Boolchand Group of Companies in connection with the art exhibit "A Journey Through India" which was held at Landhuis Bloemhof in October 2005 in celebration of the Companies' 75th anniversary on the island.

"Fita's stories" is about Fita who grows up with her sister in Curacao in the 1950's. Little by little she discovers how complex and confusing the adult world can be - how an unthruth can be a little white lie, how reality is often violated and how many things people simply don't talk about.

Donated to our library by the author.

This catalogue of paintings, drawings and graphic work of Cobra-artists in the collection of the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam was published in 1984.

Donated to our library by Nicole D. Henriquez.

This catalogue highlights forty years of collecting at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam from 1945-1985.

Donated to our library by Nicole D. Henriquez.

"Painters from Schiedam in the Golden Age". This catalogue accompanied the exhibition of the same name which was held in 1987-88 at the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam.

Donated to our library by Nicole D. Henriquez.

Callaloo is published by the Johns Hopkins University Press and is dedicated to publishing about literature. This special editions is about writings from the (former) Dutch Kingdom countries and was edited in particular by Hilda van Neck-Yoder. It contains fiction, poetry, nonfiction prose, interviews, and beautiful examples of the visual art of the regions.

Donated to our library by Drs. Jennifer Smit.

Henk Wolvers is a Dutch ceramist, this book is a catalogue of his work in porcelain. From the introduction: "He makes wall objects consisting of rhythmic arrangements of ceramic plates. He creates high vase shapes of paper-thin sheets of clay, in which lines and colours are submerged. Fragile dishes emerge from his hands, which seem to grow into space, because the material still shows soft curves and dents. They have translucent walls, on which someone has, apparently with total casualness, applied marks; tenuous, as if it were the wind spreading the drops of ink dripping from a pen. The shapes undulate and stretch, as if busy finding their definite shapes. There are shapes with scores in their skin, as if the material wants to open itself to the limit. There are shapes with waving ears."

Donated to our library by the artist.

From the preface by drs. Richard E. Ouwerkerk: "This book accompanies you on a visit to Willem de Kooning in his Long Island studio. You will see him at work, discussing his life and his art. It is like meeting De Kooning, who died in 1997, as if he were still alive. The date is saturday October 3rd, 1981: photographer Eddy Posthuma de Boer and journalist Ken Wilkie - both from Amsterdam - watch and listen."

This biligual book - in Dutch and English - was donated to our library by the Willem de Kooning Academie Hogeschool Rotterdam.

Paraphrasing the preface by drs. Richard E. Ouwerkerk, dean of the Willem de Kooning Art Academy, this book was published as a tribute to the artist who would have turned 100 in 2004. It is offered as proof that there existed artistic ties between Rotterdam - the artists' city of birth - and New York - the city he chose to settle and work in.

This bilingual book - in Dutch and English - was donated to our library by Willem de Kooning Academie Hogeschool Rotterdam

A biographical account in Dutch of the life and work of Willem de Kooning the Dutch born artist who later in life made a name for himself in New York and around the world. Filled with illustrations of his work, it highlights the artist's extensive oeuvre and multi-faceted talents.

Donated to our library by Willem de Kooning Academie Hogeschool Rotterdam

With its signature style that marries Cubism and Surrealism with Afro-Cuban motifs, the art of Wifredo Lam (1902-1982) occupies a unique position in the history of modern art. This wide-ranging study explores Lam's enduring contributions to world art history - the reclamation and projection of an African identity within mainstream art.

Lowery Stokes Sims surveys Lam's work, focusing on the period from 1947 onwards, in which he demonstrated the viability of nationalist pursuits within modernism to a new generation of artists in Europe and Latin America.

Title translation: How Nanzi duped the King and other Antillean stories about the clever spider

Nanzi does not only dupe the King, but also Mister Tiger, the Devil and even his friends. He is a lazy fellow, hungry for material things, but he's also very clever. He almost always knows how to get himself out of sticky situations, taking advantage of others' stupidity.

The stories of the clever spider originated in West Africa, from Ghana, from the Ashanti tribe. Africans came to the Caribbean with these stories. The stories in this collection are bi-lingual, appearing in both Papiamentu and Dutch

With the increasing importance of Papiamento in the community, even in higher education and research, there is a growing need for access to documented, especially written, information about this language. For that purpose, a bibliography is an excellent instrument. This bibliography contains descriptions of publications on Papiamento, but it does not contain titles of fiction books in Papiamento.

On a personal note, we are proud that it also mentions the publications of the late May Henriquez (former owner of Landhuis Bloemhof) and even displays the cover of one of her books on pages 98-99)

Subtitled: "Kosnan bon ta origina di nan mes, no ta asina ta inventanan" - "Goede dingen ontstaan, die bedenk je niet zomaar". (Good things exist, you can't invent them)

Catalogue of the project executed in 2004 in Curaçao where people from all walks of life were confronted with art, collaborating with each other to create art installations.

Jose Maria Capricorne, born in Curaçao in 1932, is one of the classic artists of the modern Caribbean. His vigorous lines and colourful figures communicate with an energetic and mobile imaginary that relates to a world full of popular interpretations of daily life.

The points of reference for Capricorne are the natural environment and the history of the Caribbean. This book is the second monograph, published in English, on Capricorne's work.

This richly illustrated, authorative book gives a phenomenal and knowledgeable view of the worldwide art of painting in the last millennium (years 1000-2000). This book offers its readers a journey along masterpieces, painters, cities and art movements - from the Roman fresco's in middle-age Europe to graffiti in New York.

From the author's forword: "I am not a writer and I do not pretend to be one. I do paint a little, and having spent so much time painting in the alleys of Curaçao and seeing their slow demise as we proceed to disfigure them in the name of progress, I thought it might serve some purpose to record in image and word the alleys as I and surely some of you knew them and still remember them."

A compilation of images and poems of the typical Curaçao alleys, in both Papiamentu and English.

Jeroen Krabbé has acquired worldwide fame as a actor and director; his paintings have now added a new dimension to his international fame. In 1991 Jeroen exhibited in Curaçao at Landhuis Bloemhof. While later on he presented his work in 1993 at the Francis Kyle Gallery in the chique London Mayfair--ever since he has exhibited every 2 years in London.

This publication is about his career as a painter.

With this publication Proyecto Armando Reveron puts five papers which were presented at the first International Symposium about Armando Reveron at the disposal of students and others interested in the Venezuelan master painter Reveron, which was held in Caracas, Venezuela in September 2001.

This book was donated to our library by Maitena de Elguezabal of the Proyecto Armando Reveron.

In this book the immensely diverse craft techniques of the Dutch artisans from the period 1880-1940 is finally given its rightful place.The book presents one hundred known and less known artists and their work. Illustrated with hundreds of beautiful color photographs, it shows the important Dutch contribution to the international style movements of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.

Title translation: "Zadkine and his Dutch students". The Netherlands knows Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967) as the designer of the monument dedicated to the second World War in Rotterdam, entitled Verwoeste stad (Destroyed City), which was disveiled in 1953. Zadkine had a substantial oeuvre to his name and was very much appreciated in The Netherlands by sculpture afficionados. Since the twenties he had a special bond with The Netherlands by way of contacts with artists such as Charley Toorop and Hildo Krop. His fame increased thanks to influential private collectors, who purchased his work and exhibited them in museums. Attracted by his reputation many young Dutch sculptors would go to Paris to take classes with the master, such as Wessel Couzijn, Lotti van der Gaag, Hans Ittman, Pearl Perlmuter, Willem Reijers, Shinkichi Tajiri and Jan Wolkers.

On a personal note, the late May Henriquez (former owner of Landhuis Bloemhof) was also a pupil of Zadkine.

This first extensive Dutch publication gives an overview of the sculptures of the master and tells of the experiences of his students.

For three decades, Janson's History of Art has been the book against which all other art history surveys have been measured. Its eloquent text and matchless quality of illustrations have introduced the vast world of western art to several generations of students and have inspired millions of art lovers.

Contains 1182 illustrations, including 557 in full color; 19 maps; 4 illustrated time charts.

This book was donated to our library by Nicole D. Henriquez