Krantenknipsel uit archief Philip Zilcken Possibly 1913

This news clipping about Philip Zilcken is from an archive in the Rijksmuseum and was made by an anonymous artist. I wonder about the archive and how a clipping like this becomes important, a thing to be saved. It's not only about the image, but the words, too. Somebody saved this little announcement about the artist Th. van Hoytema's 50th birthday and that his lithographs are well-known. I imagine them cutting it out, carefully using scissors maybe. This little piece of paper reminds us of all the other artists working at that time, perhaps not as celebrated, their birthdays unmentioned in the news. What were they thinking as they were creating? Were they aware of each other, working in similar ways, competing or collaborating? I think about the communal nature of artmaking. One artist's work inspires another, creating a conversation across generations. We all learn from each other, picking up ideas, pushing boundaries, and making something new.