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]
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 1985Schrofer designed this Holocaust memorial in Dordrecht from 1989[5]
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]
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