Pieter Brattinga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pieter Brattinga

Dutch artist

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 08-Jul-2004

Profession: graphic designer, university teacher

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Pieter Dirk Brattinga (January 31, 1931, Hilversum – July 8, 2004, Barneveld) was a Dutch graphic designer. From 1951 until 1974 he was director of design at Steendrukkerij De Jong & Co in Hilversum. Between 1960 and 1964 he was professor and chairman at the visual communications faculty at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He and Dick Dooijes wrote the book 'History of the Dutch Poster 1890–1960' (1968)