Jan van Toorn
Jan van Toorn (9 May 1932 – 13 November 2020) was a Dutch graphic designer.[1]
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 Van Toorn in 2008 | |
| Born | 9 May 1932 |
| Died | 13 November 2020 (aged 88) Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Graphic Designer |
Van Toorn began working in a printing house in Amsterdam. He made calendars for Mart.Spruijt in Amsterdam and posters and catalogs for the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven.[2]
In the 1980s, van Toorn became an art educator. He taught at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht.[3]
In February 2008, he sent his collective works to the archives at the University of Amsterdam.[4]
Van Toorn died in Amsterdam on 13 November 2020 at the age of 88.[5]
References
- ↑ Grafisch ontwerper Jan van Toorn overleden (in Dutch). NRC (16 November 2020).
- ↑ Jan van Toorn (in French). Index Grafik (17 March 2014).
- ↑ BNO Piet Zwart Prijs (in Dutch). Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ Dutch Profile: Jan van Toorn (24 June 2013). Amsterdam: Submarine Channel.
- ↑ Disparition de Jan Van Toorn, figure majeure du graphisme néerlandais (in French). Étapes (16 November 2020). Retrieved 24 November 2020.