Henze Boekhout

author · photographer

Dutch[1] b. 2 February 1947, Haarlem, Netherlands[1] d. 30 November 2024, Haarlem, Netherlands[1] active 1947–2024

Henze Boekhout was a Dutch artist and photographer who lived and worked in Haarlem. A self-taught artist, Boekhout was recognized for his distinctive photography, particularly his captures of airplanes and passengers. His work has been exhibited globally and is held in numerous prestigious collections, including the Stedelijk Museum, Huis Marseille, the Fotomuseum Rotterdam, the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the New York Public Library, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne. From 2002, he served as a lecturer at the Utrecht School of Arts (HKU). He was known for elevating photography to an art form and died in November 2024.[1,2,3]

  • aviation
  • photography as art
  • domesticity

Books

Works by Henze Boekhout

  • 1993 Seconds First Fragment · book · English · ISBN 9065790411 Contains 82 photographs.
  • Matanna Edition book A series of books by Boekhout.
  • 1998 BoekhoutLabboom exhibition/book Early work/exhibition.

Exhibitions

  • 1998 BoekhoutLabboom CLB, Haarlem · solo
  • 2001 Olifantenasbak Huis Marseille, Rotterdam · solo

References

  1. Henze Boekhout. Wikipedia link
  2. Henze Boekhout. Huis Marseille link
  3. Henze Boekhout overleden. Haarlems Dagblad. 2024 link