A Life in Lines and Ink Johan Briedé lived through a century of shifting perspectives, moving from the industrial pulse of Rotterdam to the quietude of Amsterdam. Born in 1885, his hands were often busy with the precise demands of graphic design and illustration. He was a man of many tools, working with pencil, chalk, pen, and the heavy, rhythmic press of the woodcut. His work was not confined to a single medium; he moved between the delicate stroke of a pen drawing and the structured discipline of typography. In 1912, he married Mary Grietje Brandsma, and together they raised two daughters…