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Dick Bruna
Dutch graphic designer (1927-2017)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 23 August 1927, 1927
- Died
- 16 February 2017
- Place of birth
- Utrecht
- Place of death
- Utrecht
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Hendrikus, Magdalenus, Dick
- Family name
- Bruna
- Father
- Albert Willem Bruna
- Occupation
- writer, graphic designer, illustrator, children's writer, postage stamp designer, visual artist, animator, muralist, graphic artist, draftsperson, collagist, designer
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Native language
- Dutch
- Awards
- Golden Paintbrush, D.A. Thiemeprijs, H.N. Werkman Award, Silver Brush, Zilveren Griffel, Kiddo Leespluim, Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Max Velthuijs-prize
- archives at
- private archive
- birth name
- Hendrikus Magdalenus Bruna
- described by source
- Iedereen Leest, Dutch Graphic Roots, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur
- educated at
- Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
- end of work period
- 2014
- has works in the collection
- Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Museum Arnhem, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland, Museum De Lakenhal, TextielMuseum, Stedelijk museum Amsterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Nationaal Archief, Centraal Museum, Eye Filmmuseum, Het Scheepvaartmuseum
- influenced by
- Henri Matisse
- languages spoken, written or signed
- Dutch
- member of
- Alliance Graphique Internationale
- name in native language
- Dick Bruna
- nominated for
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
- notable work
- Miffy
- number of children
- 3
- residence
- Utrecht
- short name
- Dick Bruna
- start of work period
- 1952
- work location
- Amsterdam
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