Jan van Toorn

Jan van Toorn
Born9 May 1932 Edit this on Wikidata
Tiel Edit this on Wikidata
Died13 November 2020 Edit this on Wikidata
Amsterdam Edit this on Wikidata
EducationGerrit Rietveld Academie Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationsGraphic designer, photographer, typographer, postage stamp designer, poster artist, exhibition designer, book designer, painter, art curator, graphic artist Edit this on Wikidata
Employers
RelativesWillem van Toorn Edit this on Wikidata
Awards

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

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.

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. In February 2008, he sent his collective works to the archives at the University of Amsterdam.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Grafisch ontwerper Jan van Toorn overleden". NRC (in Dutch). 16 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jan van Toorn". Index Grafik (in French). 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "BNO Piet Zwart Prijs". Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. ↑ Dutch Profile: Jan van Toorn. vimeo.com. Amsterdam: Submarine Channel. 24 June 2013. Event occurs at 10:02.
  5. ↑ "Jan van Toorn (1932-2020)". www.stedelijk.nl. Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2026-07-21.