Jurriaan Schrofer Explained

Jurriaan Schrofer
Birth Name:	Jurriaan Willem Schrofer
Birth Date:	15 April 1926
Birth Place:	The Hague, Netherlands
Death Place:	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Partner:	Violette Cornelius (1956–1964)^[1]
Father:	Willem Schrofer
Relatives:	Hannie Bal (stepmother) Frans Schrofer (half-brother)

Jurriaan Willem Schrofer (pronounced as /nl/; 15 April 1926 – 1 July 1990) was a Dutch sculptor, graphic designer, type designer, and art school educator.^[2]

Early life and education

Jurriaan Willem Schrofer was born on 15 April 1926 in The Hague, Netherlands.^[2] His father Willem Schrofer was a painter of abstract art.^[3]

In 1945, he graduated from the gymnasium and afterwards he briefly studied law.^[3] In the late 1940s, he moved from Leiden to Amsterdam, to become a film director, but he was not very successful.^[4]

Work

In 1949, Schrofer became an assistant of Dick Elffers.^[4]

From 1952 to 1955, he worked as designer for Drukkerij Meijer, a printer in Wormerveer.^[5]

From 1955 onwards, he worked as independent designer.^[4] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize for a type specimen of Drukkerij Meijer in 1956.^[6] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize a second time for his book design of Space for Living (1961) in 1962.^[7]

From 1974 to 1979, he was a partner at the design studio Total Design in Amsterdam.^[4]

From 1979 to 1984, he was director of the Academy for Fine Arts and Design in Arnhem.^[4]

Death

Schrofer died on 1 July 1990 in Amsterdam.^[2] He was buried on De Brandenburg Cemetery in Bilthoven.^[8]

Awards and honours

• H. N. Werkman Prize (1956)^[6]
• H. N. Werkman Prize (1962)^[7]
• Rizzoli Prize (1965)^[4]
• Advertizing Prize (1967)^[9]
• Rizzoli Prize (1970)^[4]
• Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau (1975)^[10]
• Bührmann-Ubbens Paper Prize (1987)^[11]

Bibliography

• 1987: Letters op maat (Letters by measure)
• 1988: Zienderogen (With seeing eyes)

Further reading

• Frederike Huygen, Jurriaan Schrofer: graphic designer, pioneer of photo books, art director, teacher, art manager, environmental artist, 1926-1990, 2013.

Notes and References

1. Karen Duking, "Cornelius, Violette (1919-1998)" (in Dutch), Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland, 2 May 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
2. "Jurriaan Schrofer" (in Dutch), Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. Cees Straus, "Jurriaan Schrofer, een beeldhouwer met tekst en licht" (in Dutch), Trouw, 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
4. Tracy Metz, "Jurriaan Schrofer 1926–1990" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
5. "1. Drukkerij Meijer NV Wormerveer 1952 - 1955" (in Dutch), Wim Crouwel Instituut. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
6. "Grafisch ontwerper Schrofer overleden" (in Dutch), Het Parool, 2 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
7. "Vier kunstprijzen van Amsterdam" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 19 April 1962. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
8. "Grafinformatie" (in Dutch), Online Begraafplaatsen. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
9. "Jurriaan Schrofer" (in Dutch), Wim Crouwel Instituut. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
10. "Onderscheidingen in Amsterdam en omgeving" (in Dutch), Het Parool, 29 April 1975. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
11. "Grafisch ontwerper Schrofer overleden" (in Dutch), Algemeen Dagblad, 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.