What is Erwin de Vries?
[[File:Erwin de Vries 2011.jpg|thumb|right|de Vries in November 2011]] '''Erwin de Vries''' (December 21, 1929 &ndash; January 31, 2018) was a [[Suriname]]se painter and sculptor. He was born in [[Paramaribo]]. His work had been displayed at the [[Stedelijk Museum]] and the [[Nationaal Monument Slavernijverleden]] in [[Amsterdam]]. De Vries also exhibited a great deal in [[Jamaica]]. De Vries died in Paramaribo of [[respiratory failure]] on January 31, 2018 at the age of 88.<ref>[https://www.volkskrant.nl/beeldende-kunst/-godfather-van-de-moderne-surinaamse-kunst-erwin-de-vries-overleden-1929-2018~a4564889/ 'Godfather van de moderne Surinaamse kunst' Erwin de Vries overleden (1929-2018)] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Official website|http://erwindevries.org/}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vries, Erwin de}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from respiratory failure]] [[Category:Surinamese people]] [[Category:Painters from South America]] [[Category:Sculptors]]