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1924
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Born in The Hague, Netherlands.
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1939-
1942
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Studies at the Royal Academy
of Fine Arts in The Hague. Takes courses in
painting, drawing, and graphic design. Begins writing poetry.
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1950
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Begins teaching drawing
at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts and continues
through 1965.
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1954
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Publishes his poetry for
the first time.
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1959
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Acquires a Praktiflex
camera, a small-format single lens reflex camera.
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1960s
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Photographs and experiments
with montage and various printing techniques.
His confrontational approach was tactful and delicate, often capturing candid
poses and intimate moments between him and his subjects. Creates his best
known images of women.
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1970s
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Receives recognition and
is exhibited in museums throughout Holland.
Publishes more of his poetry. Brings photographing and printing to an end in
the last years of the decade.
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1980s
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Works with images produced
in the 60s and 70s and begins randomly signing
and stamping the front of the final printed images, a trademark to his work.
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1992
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Receives the Ouborg Award,
(named after the artist Pieter Ouborg (1893-
1956) from The Hague) a municipal award for visual artists.
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2004
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For his 80th
birthday celebration, The Hague Museum of Photography holds a
retrospective of Fierets photographic collection. This is the first major
retrospective of his work.
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