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Dutch graphic designer
Jurriaan Willem Schrofer (Dutch pronunciation:
[ˈjʏriaːn ˈʋɪləm ˈsxroːfər] ; 15 April 1926 – 1 July 1990) was a Dutch
sculptor ,
graphic designer ,
type designer , and
art school
educator .
[2]
Early life and education
Jurriaan Willem Schrofer was born on 15 April 1926 in
The Hague , Netherlands.
[2] His father
Willem Schrofer was a painter of
abstract art .
[3]
In 1945, he graduated from the
gymnasium and afterwards he briefly studied
law .
[3] In the late 1940s, he moved from Leiden to Amsterdam, to become a film director, but he was not very successful.
[4]
Work
Hugo Brandt Corstius receives the Busken Huet Prize from Schrofer (right) in 1985
Schrofer designed this Holocaust memorial in Dordrecht from 1989
[5]
In 1949, Schrofer became an assistant of
Dick Elffers .
[4]
From 1952 to 1955, he worked as designer for Drukkerij Meijer, a printer in
Wormerveer .
[6]
From 1955 onwards, he worked as independent designer.
[4] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize for a type specimen of Drukkerij Meijer in 1956.
[7] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize a second time for his book design of Space for Living (1961) in 1962.
[8]
From 1974 to 1979, he was a partner at the design studio
Total Design in Amsterdam.
[4]
From 1979 to 1984, he was director of the
Academy for Fine Arts and Design in Arnhem.
[4]
Death
Schrofer died on 1 July 1990 in Amsterdam.
[2] He was buried on De Brandenburg Cemetery in
Bilthoven .
[9]
Awards and honours
H. N. Werkman Prize (1956)
[7]
H. N. Werkman Prize (1962)
[8]
Rizzoli Prize (1965)
[4]
Advertizing Prize (1967)
[10]
Rizzoli Prize (1970)
[4]
Knight in the
Order of Orange-Nassau (1975)
[11]
Bührmann-Ubbens Paper Prize (1987)
[12]
Bibliography
1987: Letters op maat (Letters by measure)
1988: Zienderogen (With seeing eyes)
References
^ Karen Duking, "
Cornelius, Violette (1919-1998) " (in Dutch), Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland , 2 May 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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c "
Jurriaan Schrofer " (in Dutch),
Netherlands Institute for Art History . Retrieved 24 March 2022.
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b Cees Straus, "
Jurriaan Schrofer, een beeldhouwer met tekst en licht " (in Dutch),
Trouw , 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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g Tracy Metz, "
Jurriaan Schrofer 1926–1990 " (in Dutch),
NRC Handelsblad , 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "
Dordrecht, ‘Je moet het je kinderen vertellen’ " (in Dutch),
National Committee for 4 and 5 May . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "
1. Drukkerij Meijer NV Wormerveer 1952 - 1955 " (in Dutch), Wim Crouwel Instituut . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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b "
Grafisch ontwerper Schrofer overleden " (in Dutch),
Het Parool , 2 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^
a
b "
Vier kunstprijzen van Amsterdam " (in Dutch),
de Volkskrant , 19 April 1962. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "
Grafinformatie " (in Dutch), Online Begraafplaatsen . Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "
Jurriaan Schrofer " (in Dutch), Wim Crouwel Instituut . Retrieved 2 April 2022.
^ "
Onderscheidingen in Amsterdam en omgeving " (in Dutch),
Het Parool , 29 April 1975. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "
Grafisch ontwerper Schrofer overleden " (in Dutch),
Algemeen Dagblad , 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
Further reading
Frederike Huygen, Jurriaan Schrofer: graphic designer, pioneer of photo books, art director, teacher, art manager, environmental artist, 1926-1990 , 2013.
External links
International National Artists People Other