About Martin Engelman
Lived 1924 – 1992 (aged 68). Martin Engelman was a Dutch painter, university teacher, printmaker, draftsperson, visual artist and lithographer.
Martin Engelman (1924–1992) was a Dutch painter and graphic artist.
Engelman was educated at the Amsterdamse Grafische School during the German occupation of the Netherlands under the lithographer and photographer Bernard F. Eilers in 1940–1941. To avoid being sent to a German forced labor camp in 1942, he fled to the south of the country where he stayed with an uncle and began work as a typesetter in Maastricht. He was able to travel to London in 1944 where he found work for the Dutch navy as a graphic designer making war propaganda. After the war he worked for A.M. Cassandre from 1948 to 1952.
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Who was Martin Engelman?
painter (1924-1992)
When was Martin Engelman born?
Martin Engelman was born on 22 February 1924 in Hoenkoop.
When did Martin Engelman die?
Martin Engelman died on 27 March 1992 in Munich.
What was Martin Engelman's occupation?
Martin Engelman was a painter, university teacher, printmaker, draftsperson, visual artist and lithographer.
What nationality was Martin Engelman?
Martin Engelman was Dutch.
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