Jan van Toorn
Jan van Toorn | |
|---|---|
 Van Toorn in 2008 | |
| Born | 9 May 1932 |
| Died | 13 November 2020 (aged 88) Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | Graphic Designer |
Jan van Toorn (9 May 1932 – 13 November 2020) was a Dutch graphic designer.[1]
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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Grafisch ontwerper Jan van Toorn overleden". NRC (in Dutch). 16 November 2020.
- ↑ "Jan van Toorn". Index Grafik (in French). 17 March 2014.
- ↑ "BNO Piet Zwart Prijs". Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ Dutch Profile: Jan van Toorn (Vimeo). Amsterdam: Submarine Channel. 24 June 2013. Event occurs at 10:02.
- ↑ "Disparition de Jan Van Toorn, figure majeure du graphisme néerlandais". Étapes (in French). 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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