Renowned graphic artist Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882-1945) is also famous for his remarkable letters. This monumental publication contains five complete series of correspondence concerning De Blauwe Schuit (The Blue Barge), the publishing house Werkman ran in secret during the Second World War. This extensive annotated edition contains all the recovered letters exchanged by Werkman and his correspondents, who include Willem Sandberg.

Dutch edition
This book is only published in Dutch. Click on 'Nederlands' in the left corner of this page, to read the Dutch summary.

About the editors:
Mieke van der Wal is an art historian and worked for the Werkman Project initiated by the H.N. Werkman Foundation. Frans Blom is a lecturer at the Dutch Language and Culture Department of the University of Amsterdam. Willem van Koppen studied Theoretical and Comparative Literature and is a freelance editor.