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Jan van Toorn

Young Art from the Netherlands, Sonderscha Kunstmesse Basel, 1982

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  • Format Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s Jan van Toorn
  • Year 1982
  • Client/Publisher Sonderscha Kunstmesse Basel
  • Size 210mm x 265mm
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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Young Art from the Netherlands, Sonderscha Kunstmesse Basel, 1982 designed by Jan Van Toorn
Young Art from the Netherlands, Sonderscha Kunstmesse Basel, 1982 designed by Jan Van Toorn
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