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He succeeded in translating the island\u2019s archetypal qualities and themes into a highly personal, modern idiom. Cura\u00e7ao remained close to his heart and would exert an abiding influence on his work.<\/p>\n<h3>Auteurs<\/h3>\n<p>Compiled and edited by Cathy Jacob<br \/>\nText by David Bade, Verele Engels, Erik Hammerstein, Jan de Heer, Julie Hengeveld, Cathy Jacob, Sandra Smets, Jennifer Smit, Tirzo Martha and Nathalie Menke<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lmpublishers.nl\/catalogus\/dolf-henkes-en-curacao\/\">Dutch version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of 1945, at the invitation of the doctor and artist Chris Engels, the Rotterdam-born artist Dolf Henkes boarded a boat to Cura\u00e7ao. He took fifty paintings with him and made two important murals on the island, in the terminal building of Hato Airport and in the chapel of the Sint Elisabeth Hospital. 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