Henk van Woerden, Dutch-South African painter and author (d. 2005)
Henk van Woerden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛŋk fɑɱ ˈʋuːrdə(n)]; 6 December 1947 – 16 November 2005) was a Dutch painter and writer with close ties to South Africa.
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