Lucien De Roeck

Lucien De Roeck
Born 1915
Dendermonde, Belgium
Died 2002
Occupation Graphic designer

Lucien De Roeck (1915–2002) was a Belgian graphic designer and poster artist who created the logo for Expo 58.[1][2]

In 1932 he enrolled in La Cambre, where he studied under Henry van de Velde and Joris Minne. While still a student, he produced posters for the Ostend-Dover packet service and the city of Antwerp. In 1942 he headed the La Cambre typography workshop. He taught there for nearly forty years, as well as at the St. Luke School of Art in Antwerp and the provincial college in Saint-Ghislain. After the liberation of Belgium in World War II, he took part in the reestablishment of the free press and made up layouts for the Journal of the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels and various magazines.[2]

In 1954 his submission was selected from among 110 entries for the emblem and poster Expo 58 held in Brussels, for which he received 25,000 Belgian francs.[1] He was a fellow student of comics artist Jijé, and did illustration in the Tintin magazine.[2]

At his death the Fonds Lucien De Roeck was created as an archive of his work.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "De Roeck, l'étoile du style atome". Le Soir. April 10, 2008. p. 2.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Biography". Fonds Lucien De Roeck.


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