Jan van Toorn

Jan van Toorn (9 May 1932 – 13 November 2020) was a Dutch graphic designer.^[1]

Jan van Toorn
Van Toorn in 2008
Born	9 May 1932 Tiel, The Netherlands
Died	13 November 2020(2020-11-13) (aged 88) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	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.^[2]

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.^[3] In February 2008, he sent his collective works to the archives at the University of Amsterdam.^[4]

Jan 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.com. 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.