Jurriaan Schrofer

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Jurriaan Schrofer
Born Jurriaan Willem Schrofer
(1926-04-15)15 April 1926
The Hague, Netherlands
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Amsterdam, Netherlands

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.[1]

Early life and education

Jurriaan Willem Schrofer was born on 15 April 1926 in The Hague, Netherlands.[1] His father Willem Schrofer was a painter of abstract art.[2]

In 1945, he graduated from the gymnasium and afterwards he briefly studied law.[2] In the late 1940s, he moved from Leiden to Amsterdam, to become a film director, but he was not very successful.[3]

Work

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Hugo Brandt Corstius receives the Busken Huet Prize from Schrofer (right) in 1985
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Schrofer designed this Holocaust memorial in Dordrecht from 1989[4]

In 1949, Schrofer became an assistant of Dick Elffers.[3]

From 1952 to 1955, he worked as designer for Drukkerij Meijer, a printer in Wormerveer.[5]

From 1955 onwards, he worked as independent designer.[3] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize for a type specimen of Drukkerij Meijer in 1956.[6] He was awarded the H. N. Werkman Prize a second time for his book design of Space for Living (1961) in 1962.[7]

From 1974 to 1979, he was a partner at the design studio Total Design in Amsterdam.[3]

From 1979 to 1984, he was director of the Academy for Fine Arts and Design in Arnhem.[3]

Death

Schrofer died on 1 July 1990 in Amsterdam.[1] He was buried on De Brandenburg Cemetery in Bilthoven.[8]

Awards and honours

  • H. N. Werkman Prize (1956)[6]
  • H. N. Werkman Prize (1962)[7]
  • Rizzoli Prize (1965)[3]
  • Advertizing Prize (1967)[9]
  • Rizzoli Prize (1970)[3]
  • Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau (1975)[10]
  • Bührmann-Ubbens Paper Prize (1987)[11]

Bibliography

  • 1987: Letters op maat (Letters by measure)
  • 1988: Zienderogen (With seeing eyes)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jurriaan Schrofer" (in Dutch), Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cees Straus, "Jurriaan Schrofer, een beeldhouwer met tekst en licht" (in Dutch), Trouw, 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Tracy Metz, "Jurriaan Schrofer 1926–1990" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 3 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dordrecht, ‘Je moet het je kinderen vertellen’" (in Dutch), National Committee for 4 and 5 May. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "1. Drukkerij Meijer NV Wormerveer 1952 - 1955" (in Dutch), Wim Crouwel Instituut. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Grafisch ontwerper Schrofer overleden" (in Dutch), Het Parool, 2 July 1990. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Vier kunstprijzen van Amsterdam" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 19 April 1962. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Grafinformatie" (in Dutch), Online Begraafplaatsen. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jurriaan Schrofer" (in Dutch), Wim Crouwel Instituut. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Onderscheidingen in Amsterdam en omgeving" (in Dutch), Het Parool, 29 April 1975. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "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 link

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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