JC
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Dutch author, painter and illustrator
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Male
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Birth:
20 April 1940(Enschede)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jan Cremer (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn ˈkreːmər]; born 20 April 1940, Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch author 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. He has since been active as photographer and painter.
Public collections
Among the public collections holding works by Jan Cremer are:
- Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands
- Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands