Jan van Toorn

February strike 1941, Netherlands Stamps, 1991

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Jan van Toorn
Jan van Toorn was born in 1932 and was one of Holland's most influential designers. He worked across photomontage, type design and image juxtapositioning. Explore related designers including Wim Crouwel and Karel Martens. See also Dutch Modernism, Dutch graphic design history, and 1970s graphic design history.

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February strike 1941, Netherlands Stamps, 1991. Designed by Jan van Toorn
February strike 1941, Netherlands Stamps, 1991. Designed by Jan van Toorn
Jan van Toorn's 1991 stamps focused on the CPN (Communist Party of the Netherlands) two-day strike in protest against the raid on Jewish men in 1941.
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