Arthur Benda
Arthur Benda (born March 23, 1885 in Berlin ; † September 7, 1969 in Vienna ) was a German photographer. From 1907 to 1938 he worked in the photo studio d'Ora in Vienna, from 1921 as a partner of Dora Kallmus and from 1927 under the name d'Ora-Benda as the sole owner.
Life
Arthur Benda was apprenticed to the photographer Nicola Perscheid from 1899 to 1902 and learned the techniques of color photography and fine prints. In an improvised photo laboratory in his parents' house, he deepened his practical knowledge, made his first colored rubber prints and experimented with the development of different colors. After completing his apprenticeship, he stayed at Perscheid as laboratory manager and assistant.
In 1906 Arthur Benda met the photographer Dora Kallmus, who was also trained by Perscheid. When she opened the Atelier d'Ora on Wipplingerstraße in Vienna in 1907, Benda became her assistant. The Atelier d'Ora specialized in portrait and fashion photography. Kallmus and Benda quickly made a name for themselves and soon supplied the most important journals and magazines. The peak of renown was reached when Madame d'Ora photographed the high nobility present on the occasion of the coronation of Emperor Charles I as King of Hungary in 1916 .
In 1921 Arthur Benda became a partner in Ateliers d'Ora, which also ran a branch in Karlovy Vary during the season . In 1927 Arthur Benda took over the studio from Dora Kallmus, who had had a second studio in Paris since 1925, and continued it under the name d'Ora-Benda together with his wife Hanny Mittler. In addition to portraits, he mainly photographed nudes that made the new company name known in men's magazines around the world. A major commission from King of Albania, Zogu I , who had Arthur Benda portray himself and his family for three weeks in Tirana for three weeks in 1937 and brokered further commissions, secured Arthur Benda financially. In 1938 he opened a new studio on the Kärntnerring in Vienna, which he continued under his own name after the Second World War .
Arthur Benda died of complications from a stroke in 1969 in a Vienna hospital.
literature
- Barbara Boisits: Benda, Arthur. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
- Fritz Kempe (ed.): Documents of Photography 1: Nicola Perscheid, Arthur Benda, Madame d'Ora . Museum for Art and Crafts Hamburg, Hamburg 1980.
- Sabine Schnalenberg: Dora Kallmus and Arthur Benda: Insights into the working methods of a photographic studio between 1907 and 1938 . Univer. Diss., Kiel 2000.
Web links
- Literature by and about Arthur Benda in the catalog of the German National Library
- Arthur Benda at artnet.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benda, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th September 1969 |
| Place of death | Vienna |