He served as a delegate to numerous major art exhibitions. Notable works include Linie und Form (1904), Die Sammlung niederrheinischer Tonarbeiten (1914) and Die Sammlung japanischer Farbenholzschnitte (1922)
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Christiane Lange: "Die Krefelder Teppichfabrik AG, vormals Joh. Kneusels & Co. und die Reformbestrebungen des Krefelder Museumsdirektors Friedrich Deneken (1897–1914)". In: Dieter Breuer (Ed.): Die Moderne im Rheinland. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1994, pgs. 343–349. ISBN978-3-7927-1391-4
Rainer Stamm: "Aufbruch in die Moderne. Das Kaiser Wilhelm Museum unter seinem ersten Direktor Friedrich Deneken (1897–1922)". In: Farbwelten. Von Monet bis Yves Klein. Werke der klassischen Moderne aus den Kunstmuseen Krefeld, Bremen 2009, pgs. 9–19. ISBN978-3-981029-64-2
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Ein Pionier für die Moderne @ Kreiszeitung
De Theoxeniis. Berlin 1881 (Thesis, Online).
January 01, 1970
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