Gustaaf Martinus Oosterling

Surinamese photographer

Louisa Ferdina Flu
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(m. 1905)​

Gustaaf Martinus Oosterling (30 June 1873 – 11 January 1928) was a Surinamese photographer, who had a photo studio on the Gonggrijpstraat in Paramaribo. Before turning to photography, Oosterling worked as a draughtsman, calligrapher and painter.[1][2] Together with Augusta Curiel, Karl Friedrich Ludwig Eugen Klein, Julius Eduard Muller [nl], W. Amo and Théodore van Lelyveld [nl], he is considered a pioneer of photography in Suriname.[3]

Biography

Announcement by Guillaume David Oosterling that he will continue his father's photo studio after his father's death on 11 January 1928.

Gustaaf Martinus Oosterling was born on 30 June 1873 in Paramaribo to Salomon Jacob Oosterling (1841–1885) and Nanette Louisa Sophia Bosfaeld (1839–1878).[4][5][6] His grandfather Cornelis Oosterling (1813–1858) was originally from Groede in Zeeland and migrated to Suriname in the early 19th century.[7]

Oosterling died on 11 January 1928 at age 54.[8] His studio was continued by his son Guillaume David Oosterling.[9][10]

Personal life

Gustaaf Martinus Oosterling married Louisa Ferdina Flu in October 1905.[11][12] In the 1921 Suriname census, there are five daughters and four sons listed as living with him and his wife on Gonggrijpstraat 69.[4] Oosterling and his family were members of the Free Evangelical Church of Paramaribo.[4]

Gallery

  • Portrait of Ndyuka dignitaries gaanfisikali Gagu, gaanman Amakiti and edekabiten Kanape
    Portrait of Ndyuka dignitaries gaanfisikali Gagu, gaanman Amakiti and edekabiten Kanape
  • Portrait of Yensa Kanape and Willem Frederik van Lier
    Portrait of Yensa Kanape and Willem Frederik van Lier

Notes

  1. ^ Groeneveld 1990, p. 91.
  2. ^ "De Gids. Almanak voor Suriname 1916". Marcus. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. ^ Eckhardt, Pieter (2011). "Théodore van Lelyveld". Fotolexicon. 28 (44). Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Duplicaatbestand Eerste Algemene Volkstelling Suriname (1921), nummer toegang 2.10.19.01, inventarisnummer 27". Nationaal Archief. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Burgerlijke Stand". De West-Indiër: dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana. Paramaribo. 6 July 1873. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Huwelijken, Geboorten en Sterfgevallen". Suriname: koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad. Paramaribo. 11 July 1873. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Cornelis Oosterling". MyHeritage. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Burgerlijke Stand". De Surinamer: nieuws- en advertentieblad. Paramaribo. 22 January 1928. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ^ "De Vraagbaak. Almanak voor Suriname 1928". Van Ommeren. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ "De Gids. Almanak voor Suriname 1938". Marcus. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Burgerlijke Stand". De Surinamer: nieuws- en advertentieblad. Paramaribo. 26 October 1905. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Burgerlijke Stand". Nieuwe Surinaamsche courant. Paramaribo. 5 November 1905. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

References

  • Groeneveld, Anneke (1990). Fotografie in Suriname 1839–1939. Rotterdam: Museum voor Volkenkunde. ISBN 9065790659.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gustaaf Martinus Oosterling.
  • Photographs of Gustaaf Martinus Oosterling at the Surinaams Museum