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Dirk van Erp (1860 - 1933) was an Dutch-American artisan and metalworker, best known for coppervases and especially for lamps made of copper with micashades. He was a prominent participant in the Arts and Crafts Movement, and was active in Oakland and San Francisco, CA.
Life
Dirk Koperlager van Erp was born January 1, 1860, in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. His family were coppersmiths. He immigrated to the United States in 1886, and came to San Francisco in 1890, where he went to work for Union Iron Works. In 1892, he married Mary Richardson Marino. In 1898, he traveled to the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush, but failed to find his fortune. He returned to work at the Union Iron Works.
In 1900, he moved to Vallejo, California, and got a job as a coppersmith at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. He began making lamps from brass shell casings as gifts to friends.
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