Jean Van Noten
Jean Van Noten (born June 1, 1903 in Brussels , † October 1982 ) was a Belgian artist and stamp designer.
Van Noten studied at the Brussels Art Academy and painted landscapes and portraits. He designed numerous postage stamps for Belgium , Belgian Congo , Rwanda-Urundi , and their successor states, the Republic of the Congo , Rwanda and Burundi .
Van Noten designed the first postage stamp for the UN issuing area in 1952 with the motif of the War Memorial House in San Francisco , where the Charter of the United Nations was signed.
His numerous trips to Africa and the connection with the continent resulted in numerous pictures, such as B. Feast at Wamba (1958, 206 × 161 cm), Resurrection (1970, 210 × 150 cm) and Tarmac (1972–1973, 140 × 200 cm)
In 1992 Belgium honored the artist with its own stamp.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean Van Noten. Retrieved February 26, 2012 .
- ↑ Jean Van notes: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record. Retrieved February 27, 2012 .
- ↑ Recuperation series with new value, 1970. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 18, 2008 ; accessed on February 26, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Van Noten, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian artist and postage stamp designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1982 |