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Tsiganes jan yoors biography

          Pages ; 25 cm.

        1. Pages ; 25 cm.
        2. Jan Yoors, born on 18 April in Antwerp, Belgium, was the son of stained-glass artist Eugeen Yoors (–) and poet and peace.
        3. Literature & Fiction · Reference.
        4. Jan wrote and published material throughout his career that included both text and photography.
        5. Following World War II, in Yoors emigrated to New York City where he established himself as an artist, writer, filmmaker and photographer.

          6. Literature & Fiction · Reference..

          Jan Yoors

          Belgian artist, photographer and writer

          Jan Yoors

          Yoors working on Cartoon for Tapestry in JP Morgan collection

          Born(1922-04-12)12 April 1922

          Antwerp, Belgium

          Died27 November 1977(1977-11-27) (aged 55)

          St.

          Vincent's Hospital, New York City

          Resting placeGreen River Cemetery
          NationalityBelgian
          Alma materRoyal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
          Spouse

          Annebert van Wettum

          ​

          (m. 1946)​
          AwardsEuropaprijs voor literatuur
          1969
          Christophe Plantin Prize
          1973

          Jan Yoors (12 April 1922 – 27 November 1977) was a Belgian-American artist, photographer, painter, sculptor, writer, filmmaker, and tapestry creator.[1] Growing up in Antwerp to liberal, pacifist parents, his father Eugeen Yoors, a famed stained-glass artist, Yoors studied painting before deciding to live with a Romkumpania[clarification needed] he encountered on the outskirts of Antwerp