Ad Petersen
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Ad Petersen was a Dutch art historian and curator who specialized in graphic design, typography, and the history of modern art movements. He served as a conservator at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and later held positions at the Haags Gemeentemuseum (Museum van het Zeeland), where he worked extensively on the collection of prints and drawings. Petersen is well-known for his scholarly work on Piet Zwart, Theo van Doesburg, and the De Stijl movement. His publications often explore the intersection of art, science, and technology, including early computer graphics and the history of visual communication. He was a significant figure in documenting Dutch graphic design history, notably co-authoring comprehensive overviews of the field's evolution in the Netherlands.[1,2]
- Graphic Design
- Typography
- De Stijl
- Piet Zwart
- Visual Communication
Books
Works by Ad Petersen
- 1968 De Stijl 1917-1932 Complete reprint of the Dutch periodical De Stijl.
- 1994 Mondriaan, de stijl en de nieuwe typografie Publication for an exhibition at the Rijksmuseum.
- 1993 Grafische vormgeving in Nederland. Een eeuw Co-authored with Paul Hefting.
- 2003 Wim Crouwel Alphabets Co-edited with Wim Crouvel and David Quay.
Awards
- 1973 Karel van Manderprijs