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Subject
Steef Zoetmulder’s work has received considerable interest for decades and more recently his work has been featured on many online sites.
With this website we have consolidated, for ease of study and viewing.
Conservation
The Nederlands Fotomuseum is the custodian of his archive for conservation, utilization and to provide access to this cultural heritage. The archive of Steef Zoetmulder, containing negatives and slides, is secured in this state of the art facility in Rotterdam. The copyright remains with the family.
Original photo collection
In addition to this archive there are original photographs signed, stamped and dated. There is a wide range of vintage photographs from 1930 to 1992 in a variety of sizes and subject matters.
Many of these images can be found in the book “Steef Zoetmulder Subjective Photography 1940/1960”, but also other photographs earlier and later that have been featured in professional magazines such as “Photo”, “P/F” and “Camera International”.
Zoetmulder specialized in advertising and publicity and up until today his work can be seen in all forms of media through the access provided by the Nederlands Fotomuseum.
Through our exclusive European representative Roel Sandvoort, we are offering a beautiful selection of photographs.
Please visit his website at sandvoort.gallery
Perspective
This collection is in the possession of his children, Steef jr, Irene and Karen. The University Library Leiden, Department of Special Collections has recently purchased the core collection of Steef Zoetmulder, thanks to Dr. Maartje van den Heuvel Curator of Photography. This was made possible with the support of the Rembrandt Association (with a donation from The School of Life), the Mondriaan Fond and the friends of University Library Leiden.
50 original photo prints by Steef Zoetmulder for UBL
Curious about the photos? View a selection here.
Part of this collection includes very detailed documentation material with his original correspondence and articles written during the course of his career.
The University Leiden is the preeminent place for this collection and thereby secures the accessibility for this Dutch photographic cultural heritage. This precipitated Dr. Maartje van den Heuvel in collaboration with Kunsthal Rotterdam the process of organizing an exhibition of the emerging of photography as an art form.
https://www.kunsthal.nl/en/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/steef-zoetmulder
https://www.kunsthal.nl/en/plan-your-visit/activities/steef-zoetmulder
Greetings,
Steef Zoetmulder jr
Steef Zoetmulder Photography 