May Claerhout

May Claerhout (born 21 February 1939) is a Belgian artist who was born in Pittem. She creates sculptures in bronze and terracotta, and she has created several statues for public buildings in Belgium. Her studio is located in Malle. Claerhout is married to Armand Storms and together they have three children.

Creations

De Wandelaar (E: The walker) in the garden of Castle de Renesse in Oostmalle

• Statue Europe (bronze, 20 December 1993)
• 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)

Source

• Tourism in Malle (Dutch)
• May Claerhout, De kunst van May Claerhout, Mercatorfonds & Arcade, (1977), ISBN: 2800501197
• Gaby Gyselen, May Claerhout, Ons Erfdeel (1979), nr 3, pp. 406-411

External links

• May Claerhout

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Name	Claerhout, May
Alternative names
Short description	sculptor
Date of birth	21 February 1939
Place of birth	Pittem, Belgium
Date of death
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