- Willem Sandberg
Jonkheer Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg (1897-1984) known as Willem Sandberg was a Dutch typographer and museum
curator .He was born in
Amersfoort ,Holland in 1897 and studied art inAmsterdam . He became a follower of the Mazdaznan movement. As a young man he travelled, serving as an apprentice to a printer inHerrliberg ,Switzerland . In 1927 he visitedVienna , where he studiedOtto Neurath ' Isotype system. He continued visiting theDessau Bauhaus and meetingNaum Gabo .Returning to Amsterdam he started work as a graphic designer utilising his printing skills and Neurath's Isotype system. In 1928 he started a long relationship with the
Stedelijk Museum and in 1932 became a member of VANK, the Dutch Society for Art sand Crafts. He soon joined the committee which determined the exhibitions of the museum. From 1937 -1941 he was the museum's curator of modern art. Following theSecond World War , he became the director of the Stedelijk Museum until his retirement in 1962.During his tenure he expanded the museum and developed new exhibition techniques, for which he gained international renown. He applied his graphic design and typography skills to over 300 catalogues.
In his retirement he served on the committees for the
Beaubourg inParis and theIsrael Museum inJerusalem .References
* 'Presentation of Vision '67:Willem Sandberg' in "Design Issues", Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring, 1986), pp. 64-77, MIT Press
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