Wim Bijmoer (1914 – 2000) was a Dutch illustrator and graphic designer; he began his career in theatre and ballet, designing sets and puppets.

He illustrated scores of books by Annie MG Schmidt – who’s considered queen of Dutch children’s literature. He also provided the graphics for her regular comic strip in the Amsterdam newspaper, Het Parool and later for Han G. Hoekstra. In 1967, he produced a lovely set of postage stamps… four of them are included in our montage above.

Bijmoer officially retired in 1979 however, he didn’t stop working until 1990 when, after failed eye surgery, he lost much of his vision.

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