Dirk Bus was a Dutch sculptor.

Bus was educated in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts in the Hague and State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. He was a student of Bon Ingen-Housz and Jan Bronner. He then taught sculpture at the Art Academy and the Hague Academy. One of his most famous pupils was the sculptor Kees Verkade

Kees Verkade

Kees Verkade is a Dutch artist and sculptor. He specializes in modeling the human form, with an emphasis on movement and emotion. Most of his sculptures are set in bronze. They depict a variety of people, including children, clowns, athletes, dancers, mothers, and lovers...

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Bus was chairman of the Pulchri Studio

Pulchri Studio

The Pulchri Studio is an important art institution and art studio based in The Hague, Netherlands. It began in 1847 at the home of painter Lambertus Hardenberg, established with the help of Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, Jan Weissenbruch, Willem Roelofs, Jan Frederik van Deventer, Willem Antonie van...

  for years and member of the Dutch Society of Sculptors in Amsterdam. He co-founded the artistic group Hague Verve with Theo Bitter

Theo Bitter

Theodorus Bitter was a Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman. He also made monumental art, designed textiles and illustrated books....

. Many of his public works are found in The Hague, with some notable sculptures on Lijnbaan Bridge and around the old town hall.