Jan van Toorn

Jan van Toorn
Van Toorn in 2008
Born9 May 1932
Tiel, The Netherlands
Died13 November 2020(2020-11-13) (aged 88)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
OccupationGraphic Designer

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

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.

In the 1980s, van Toorn became an art educator. He taught at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht.

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

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). Amsterdam: Submarine Channel. 24 June 2013. Event occurs at 10:02.
  5. ↑ "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.