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.[1]

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.[2]

In the 1980s, van Toorn became an art educator. He taught at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the Jan Van Eyck Academie in Maastricht.[3]

In February 2008, he sent his collective works to the archives at the University of Amsterdam.[4]

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

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.