Jan Cremer

Jan Cremer (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn ˈkreːmər]; born 20 April 1940, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch author, photographer and painter. His best known work is the novel Ik, Jan Cremer ("I, Jan Cremer"; 1964) and the sequel Ik, Jan Cremer, tweede boek ("I, Jan Cremer, second book"; 1966). The publication of this book created scandal in the Netherlands because of its explicit sexual contents.[1] He has since been active as photographer and painter.[2][3]

Jan Cremer
Born	(1940-04-20) 20 April 1940 Enschede, Netherlands
Occupation	Author, artist
Language	Dutch
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Academie voor beeldende kunsten Arnhem, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Genre	Autobiography
Notable works	Ik, Jan Cremer
Years active	1958-present
Website
www.jancremer.com
Literature portal

In 1963 Cremer and painter Rik van Bentum made an obscure comic strip together about the Profumo scandal, which appeared in print two years later. [4]

Public collections

Among the public collections holding works by Jan Cremer are:

• Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands
• Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

References

1. Wielaert, Jeroen. "Jan Cremer: ik ben vrij fantasieloos". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
2. "Jan Cremer". Suite59 Gallery. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
3. "Jan Cremer Veiling". Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
4. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cremer_jan.htm

Further reading

• Donner, Wolf (1969-11-28). "Ein Kraftprotz in New York. Jan Cremer, der geschäftstüchtige Ex-Provo". Die Zeit (in German) (48). Retrieved 10 September 2014.
• Schutte, Xandra (1998-08-26). "Beroep: Jan Cremer". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch) (35). Retrieved 10 September 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Profile at Digital Library for Dutch Literature
• Lambiek Comiclopedia article about his life and career.
• Audio- and video fragments