Dick Elffers

Dick Elffers
Born
Dirk Cornelis Elffers

(1910-12-09)9 December 1910
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Died17 June 1990(1990-06-17) (aged 79)
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Known forPainting
SpouseEmmy Andriesse
Totem Pole by Elffers in Gouda.

Dirk Cornelis "Dick" Elffers (Rotterdam, 9 December 1910 – Amsterdam, 17 June 1990) was a Dutch artist.

Life

Elffers was trained at the Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (Rotterdam) as graphic designer. During this time, he also helped designers Paul Schuitema and Piet Zwart. Besides performer from 1970 to 1976 he was lecturer in monumental art at the AKV St. Joost in 's-Hertogenbosch. Elffers received the State Award for Typography for his typographic work. Elffers' work is included in the collection of the Joods Historisch Museum. Elffers was also involved as a designer at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

Elffers' work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Family

Elffers hasa a brother named Joost Elffers.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dick Elffers". RKD (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Bruinsma, Max Een leest heeft drie voeten: Dick Elffers & de kunsten (1989) uitg. De Balie, Amsterdam, ISBN 90-6617-062-X
  3. ↑ Elffers, Dick Vorm en tegenvorm: poging tot een portret van een ontwerper (1976) uitg. Gerrit Jan Thiemefonds, Amsterdam
  4. 1 2 "The primordial world of the animal versus the synthetic world (1960)". Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Onze kunst van heden, 1939 -". Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Heimwee naar verdwenen Utrechtse scholen: 'Vrienden voor het leven gemaakt op College Blaucapel'" (in Dutch). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 2026-10-09.