Jo Voskuil
Illustration — Jo Voskuil, 1931 Johan Jacob Voskuil (26 March 1897, Breda – 22 June 1972, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, comics artist, illustrator, bookbinder and a member of the Dutch resistance during World War II.
Also recorded as Johan Jacob Voskuil
Jo Voskuil

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- Born
- 1897. · Breda.
- Died
- 1972. · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- teacher, painter, illustrator, resistance fighter, muralist, draftsperson, editorial cartoonist and commercial artist.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Jo Voskuil, 1931 Johan Jacob Voskuil (26 March 1897, Breda – 22 June 1972, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, comics artist, illustrator, bookbinder and a member of the Dutch resistance during World War II.
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Jo Voskuil (1897–1972) was a commercial artist, draftsperson and editorial cartoonist, among other activities, of Dutch nationality. The commercial artist was born in Breda and died in Amsterdam. Jo Voskuil worked in Amsterdam and Breda.
Languages used include Dutch. Works are held at Amsterdam Museum, Hermitage Museum and Literature Museum, among others.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Breda and Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are Professor Jan Romein (1893-1962). Work by Jo Voskuil is recorded in the collections of Amsterdam Museum, Rijksmuseum, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Hermitage Museum and Literature Museum.
To dedicate himself to the arts, Voskuil left Breda and his job as a teacher in the early 20s for Bergen aan Zee. He was a communist and made a lot of political posters and book covers, like the cover of de Nieuwe Geïllustreerde Wereldgeschiedenis (1929–1932) edited by Jan Romein. In 1936, partnered with photographer Cas Oorthuys, he organized an exposition to expose the realities of Nazi Germany during the Olympics of the same year, resulting are famous posters Arbeiders leest De Tribune and De Olympiade onder dictatuur. Voskuil's work was included in the 1939 exhibition and sale Onze Kunst van Heden (Our Art of Today) at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In 1941 he created a comic strip, Klit, de Schoonzoon. Voskuil married German opera singer and actress Dora Paulsen on May 5, 1938. The didn't have any children. After her death in 1970, Voskuil remarried with opera singer Ruth Horna in 1972. Voskuil died shortly after getting married.
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Jo Voskuil is recorded with the occupation illustrator. Recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded as teacher, painter, illustrator, resistance fighter and muralist. Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the heading Johan Jacob Voskuil. His recorded language was Dutch. He married Ruth Horna.

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1897
Jo Voskuil was born on 26 March 1897.
1972
Jo Voskuil died on 22 June 1972.
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Breda.
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- 1.Asser, Saskia. A critical history of photography in the Netherlands: Dutch eyes. Waanders. 174. 2007. 9789040083808.
- 2.D.O.O.D. De Olympiade onder Dictatuur. Tentoonstelling.
- 3.Jo Voskuil. Beeldend BeNeLux Elektronisch (Lexicon).
- 4.Jo Voskuil. lambiek.net.
- 5.Ibo, Wim. En nu de moraal--: geschiedenis van het Nederlands cabaret : 1895–1936. A.W. Sijthoff]. 224. 1981. 978-90-2182644-8.
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