Flor Silvester
Florus "Flor" Silvester (30 August 1923 in Rotterdam – 2 December 2008 in Dordrecht),[1] sometimes misspelled as Silvestre,[2][3] was a Dutch graphic designer, illustrator, painter, and sculptor.[4] Silverster's designs won him the Eurostar for packaging and the Golden Nut.[4][5] He designed and illustrated many Dutch books and designed some classic posters.[3][6][7]
Flor Silvester studied at the Willem de Kooning Academy, then known as the Volksindustrieschool or the Rotterdamse Academie. Among his teachers were Aart Glansdorp, David Bautz, and Kees van Roemburg.[5] Flor Silvester lived in Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. In H.I. Ambacht his studio was in his home on the Reeweg.
Flor played the trombone[8] in several bands. In 1995 he participated in the 25th Jazz Festival of Breda.[8]
Flor Silvester was married to Elizabeth van Dijk.[1] They had three children.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Overleden: Flor Silvester", NRC Handelsblad, 5 December 2008,
85 jaar, wed./wednr. van Elizabeth van Dijk, 02-12-2008, Dordrecht
- ^ Boekestijn, Piet (2013), "Overzicht van boekillustratoren" (PDF), Nederlandse boekversiering eerste helft 20e eeuw, pietboekestijn.nl, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-24, retrieved 2013-12-21,
Silvestre, Florus (1923-) ps. Flor Silvester
- ^ a b Flor Silvester, Gemeentearchief Rotterdam, archived from the original on 2013-12-02, retrieved 2013-12-02
- ^ a b "Flor Silvester", Explore, Netherlands Institute for Art History,
Kwalificaties: beeldhouwer, schilder, aquarellist, tekenaar, grafisch ontwerper; Prijzen: Gouden Noot en Eurostar voor verpakkingen
- ^ a b "Florus Silvester", Documentatie van Beeldende Kunst in Utrecht, artindex.nl
- ^ Flor Silvester, International Institute of Social History
- ^ Silvester, Flor (1948). "Haagse Kunstmaand Jubileumjaar". Haagse Kunstmaand.
- ^ a b "25e Jazzfestival Breda" (advertisement), De Stem, p. 38, 24 May 1995 – via Krantenbank Zeeland,
Welkom in Breda musici vanuit de hele wereld. Welcome in Breda, musicians from all over the world. [...] Flor Silvester (tb)
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- 1923 births
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- Dutch graphic designers
- Dutch children's book illustrators
- Dutch male sculptors
- Artists from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
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- Willem de Kooning Academy alumni
- 20th-century Dutch sculptors
- 20th-century Dutch painters
- Dutch male painters
- Dutch jazz trombonists
- Musicians from Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht
- 20th-century trombonists
- 20th-century Dutch male artists
- Economy of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht