Hans Jørgen Toming (né Esbensen; 9 June 1933 – 15 November 2002) was a Danish-born Norwegian visual artist and book designer.
Hans Jørgen Toming | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 June 1933 Esbjerg, Denmark |
| Died | 15 November 2002 (aged 69) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | visual artist and designer |
Personal life
editHe was born in Esbjerg to Aage and Rigmor Esbensen, and grew up in Odense. In 1956 he settled in Norway and married photographer Beth Andersen, and they created/adopted the artist name Toming around 1958.[1]
Career
editToming worked as freelancer most of his life. From 1962 he started working for the Norwegian book club Den norske Bokklubben. His first book, the poetry collection Fasetter, was awarded a prize for "Most beautiful book of the year". He continued collaborating with Den norske Bokklubben until 1980. Over the years he designed about 1,500 book editions. He was awarded Norsk Designpris in 1963, Amandusprisen in 1964, and Den norske billedbokprisen in 1968. He died in Oslo in 2002.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b Larsstuvold, Rune. "Hans Jørgen Toming". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hans Jørgen Toming". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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