Walter De Buck
Walter De Buck (13 July 1934 – 21 December 2014) was a Belgian singer, sculptor and the founder of the modern (Ghent Festival). De Buck was born in Ghent in 1934. He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where he graduated in 1954 magna cum laude. De Buck made his debut as a sculptor at the 1958 World’s Fair and was awarded several prizes for his sculptures. In 1962 he founded the non-profit organisation , with which he restarted the in 1969.
As a musician, De Buck made a name as a singer and writer of folk music with the song , released in 1971. In 1986 De Buck retired from Trefpunt to focus on his sculpture work. De Buck felt he would only stop being creative when he died.
De Buck died on 21 December 2014 in Ghent from the effects of esophageal cancer, having previously been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
De Buck was posthumously honored in 2017 by the city of Ghent, which renamed part of square as in his honor. This was the location where the had been restarted in 1969. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Wandkalender uitgegeven door drukkerij SintJoris voor het jaar 1990, met afbeeldingen van linosneden van Walter De Buck en Michel Bracke. ...
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Affiche uitgegeven in 2000 door de Socialistische Partij (SP) voor de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen. Afbeelding: foto in sepia van Walter De Buck ...
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Affiche in ontwerp van Rufijn De Decker en De Gouden Olifant uitgegeven in 1978 door Trefpunt (Gent) voor de Gentse ...
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Affiche van Guido De Leeuw en Geert de Keyser uitgegeven in 1984 door vzw Trefpunt (Gent) voor de Gentse feesten. Afbeelding: ...
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Prent bestaande uit twee aan elkaar gekleefde reprodukties van linosneden van Walter De Buck. Links de afbeelding van een figuur ...
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