Pierre Kemp

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Pierre Kemp
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One of the most fascinating individuals in twentieth-century Dutch poetry is Maastricht-born Pierre Kemp (1886-1967). In 1956, he received the Constantijn Huygens Prize, followed in 1958 by the PC Hooft Prize. Maastricht University Library manages a large part of his personal estate. The Pierre Kemp Collection contains various objects, such as books (his private library), letters, manuscripts, radio fragments, graphic works, a Liber Amicorum (a handwritten friendship book including graphic works by renowned artists), vinyl records, a red egg decorated with a poem in gold ink, a desk, and a record collection. Part of this collection is housed in the library by the Pierre Kemp Foundation, which aims to bring Kemp's literary and graphic heritage to the attention of a wide audience. As part of the national Connected Digital Heritage program, the University Library aims to present the Pierre Kemp Collection to as broad an audience as possible in a connected, open, and enriched way.

The Pierre Kemp collection is made available in several ways (CC-BY license):
• to people via this website;
• as Linked Open Data in machine-readable JSON-LD format or SPARQL endpoint;
• as a dataset registration in the NDE dataset registry.
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    Egg for Turquoise - Ei voor Turkoois

    A virtual 3D reconstruction of an artificial red coloured Easter egg decorated with a poem in gold ink by Pierre Kemp for his muse Turkoois, the name he gave to a 21-year old jurist he had met on the train on April 15, 1942<br /> <br /> Transcribed text in Dutch:<br /> Dit ei is rood van vreugde dat<br /> ’t nooit advocaat kan worden<br /> en niet die struif en gin bevat<br /> als ’t schrikbewind der Orde<br /> en geen nieuw leven door een broed<br /> aan schrikbewindje geven moet.

  • Prélude à l’Après-midi d’un faune en Nocturnes

    Claude Achille Debussy’s 1892 Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Zingende Daad. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1932 recording by the Walther Straram Orchestra conducted by Walther Straram.

  • Menuet des follets

    Hector Berlioz’s 1846 Menuet des Follets (from La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24) inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Van der Kleuren. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1932 recording by French Orchestre de l&#039;Association des Concerts Lamoureux, conducted by Albert Wolff.

  • Pavane pour une Infante défunte

    Maurice Ravel’s 1899 Pavane pour une Infante défunte inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Gramophone DB 4930. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1932 recording by the Orchestre Symphonique, conducted by Freitas Branco.

  • Daphnis et Chloé. Première Suite: 1. Nocturne.

    Maurice Ravel’s 1912 Première Suite: 1. Nocturne (from Daphnis et Chloé) inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Gramophone DB 4930. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1934 recording by the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, conducted by Piero Coppola.

  • Les Festes de Thalie

    Jean-Joseph Mouret’s 1714 Les Festes de Thalie inspired Pierre Kemp to write his poem Elegie om het verlies van Amaranth. Kemp’s record collection holds a 1951 recording by the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts de Versailles, conducted by G. Cloez.

  • Oak office desk

    A virtual 3D reconstruction of one of the oak office desks at which Pierre Kemp wrote his poems in his house in the Turennestraat 21 in Maastricht, where he lived from 1929 until his death in 1967.

  • Record cabinet

    A virtual 3D reconstruction of the record cabinet in which Pierre Kemp kept his records, some of which directly inspired his poetry.

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