Groningen, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Chez Dicque
— In het spoor van de Ploeg —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2022
1. Chez Dicque Marker
...vanuit een pand aan de Guldenstraat klinken vrolijke geluiden. In de achterzaal van Bodega Dik zit een groep kunstenaars, leden van Kunstkring De Ploeg, gezellig aan de eigen stamtafel. Er wordt flink gediscussieerd. Ook deze avond zijn er enkele schrijvers, journalisten, professoren, musici en toneelspelers aangeschoven.
Chez Dicque is klein en gezellig. Met van die rode pluchen banken. Aan de muur hangen karikaturen die de kunstenaars van elkaar hebben gemaakt. Het gaat er vrolijk aan toe, met af en toe een enorme felheid. Tót tegen enen de oude ober er discreet een einde aan maakt met zijn "Sluitingstijd, heren!".
Chez Dicque
Bodege Dik, ook wel bekend als Chez Dicque, is een etablissement met allure, waar's morgens Groninger dames genieten van koffie met gebak en 's middags zakenmannen en welgestelde boeren de zaak vullen. Aan het einde van WOII wordt Cafe Dik door een bombardement verwoest. Maar dankzij werken van Ploegkunstenaars is deze voor hen 20 belangrijke plek toch ‘bewaard’ gebleven.
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...from a building on the Guldenstraat you can hear cheerful sounds. In the back room of Bodega Dik, a group of artists, members of artist’s circle Kunstkring De Ploeg, are sitting comfortably at their own regular table. There is a lot of discussion. Also this evening a number of writers, journalists, professors, musicians and actors have joined us.
Chez Dicque is small and cosy. With those red plush couches. On the wall hang caricatures that the artists have made of each other. It is cheerful, albeit occasionally quite fierce. At around one o'clock the old waiter discreetly ends it with his "Closing time, gentlemen!".
Chez Dicque
Bodege Dik, also known as Chez Dicque, was an establishment with allure, where Groningen ladies enjoyed coffee and cake in the morning and businessmen and wealthy farmers filled the place in the afternoon. At the end of WWII, Cafe Dik is destroyed by a bombing raid. But thanks to works by Ploeg artists, this place that is important to them has been 'preserved' in memory.
Erected by Groninger Museum, Provincie Groningen.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
Location. 53° 13.102′ N, 6° 33.932′
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2022
2. Chez Dicque Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the left edge of the Jeans Centre store.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Carl von Rabenhaupt (within shouting distance of this marker); Goudkantoor (within shouting distance of this marker); Het Soephuis / The Soup House (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Groningen Municipal Council Members Memorial (about 90 meters away); De bevrijding van Groningen / The Liberation of Groningen Memorial (about 120 meters away); Vismarkt 40 (about 150 meters away); Huis met de Dertien Tempels / House with the Thirteen Temples (about 150 meters away); De Drie Gezusters / The Three Sisters (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groningen.
Also see . . . Discover Groningen art circle De Ploeg (van de Ploeg, in Dutch).
Introduction (in translation): Kunstkring De Ploeg was founded in 1918 by a number of young artists as a reaction to the artistic climate in Groningen. The name De Ploeg was coined by Jan Altink, one of the initiators. It refers to the churning up and reclamation of the fallow 'art fields' in Groningen. And they do that successfully...(Submitted on March 5, 2023.)
Photographed By Groninger Archieven
3. Marker inset photo: Chez Dicque
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
