Career
Elffers was trained at the Willem de Kooning Academy as graphic designer. He developed into a versatile artist: illustrator, painter, printmaker, book binding designer, sculptor, ceramist and photographer. Besides performer from 1970 to 1976 he was lecturer in monumental art at the AKV Saint Joost in "s-Hertogenbosch.
Elffers" work is including in the collection of the Joods Historisch Museum.
Elffers was also involved as a designer at the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, both in the graphic design of the museum and the exhibit design. Dick Elffers was the son of Gerard Elffers (1868-1941) and Petronella Smits (1870-1912).
Dick was married in 1941 with the photographer Emmy Andriesse (1914-1953), and remarried in 1954 Mien Harmsen (1915-2000). He is the father of writer, artist and illustrator Joost Elffers.