Jan van Toorn explained

Jan van Toorn
Birth Date:9 May 1932
Birth Place:Tiel, The Netherlands
Death Place:Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Occupation:Graphic Designer

Jan van Toorn (9 May 1932 – 13 November 2020) was a Dutch graphic designer.[1]

Biography

Van Toorn began working in a printing house in Amsterdam as a teenager. He also attended evening classes at a graphic school and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. He became a freelance graphic designer in 1957, making calendars for Mart.Spruijt in Amsterdam and posters and catalogs for the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven.[2]

In the 1980s, van Toorn became active in the field of education, teaching at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht. He received the Piet Zwart Prijs in 1985.[3] In February 2008, he sent his collective works to the archives at the University of Amsterdam.[4]

Jan van Toorn died in Amsterdam on 13 November 2020 at the age of 88.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grafisch ontwerper Jan van Toorn overleden. 16 November 2020. NRC. Dutch.
  2. Web site: Jan van Toorn. 17 March 2014. Index Grafik. French.
  3. Web site: BNO Piet Zwart Prijs. Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers. Dutch. 2020-11-24. 2021-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119091723/https://www.bno.nl/page/bno-piet-zwart-prijs. dead.
  4. 24 June 2013. Dutch Profile: Jan van Toorn . vimeo.com. 10:02. Amsterdam. Submarine Channel.
  5. Web site: Disparition de Jan Van Toorn, figure majeure du graphisme néerlandais. 16 November 2020. Étapes. French.