Arthur Benda
Arthur Benda (23 March 1885, in
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.
Biography
Arthur Benda was an apprentice to photographer Nicola Perscheid from 1899 to 1902 and learned the techniques of colour photography and fine print. In an improvised photo lab in his parents' house, he deepened his practical knowledge, made his first colored rubber prints and experimented with the development of different shades. After completing his apprenticeship, he remained with Perscheid as laboratory manager and assistant.[1]
In 1906, Arthur Benda met photographer
Emperor Charles I as King of Hungary.[2]
In 1921, Arthur Benda became a partner in Atelier d'Ora, which also ran a branch in
Zogu I, who had himself and his family photographed in 1937 for three weeks by Arthur Benda in Tirana secured Arthur Benda financially. In 1938 he opened a new studio at the Kärntnerring in Vienna, which he continued to operate under his own name after the Second World War.[3]
Arthur Benda died of a stroke in 1969 in a Viennese hospital.
References
- ISBN 3-7001-3043-0.
- ^ Fritz Kempe (ed.): Documents of Photography 1: Nicola Perscheid, Arthur Benda, Madame d'Ora . Museum of Arts and Crafts Hamburg, Hamburg 1980.
- ^ Sabine Schnalenberg: Dora Kallmus and Arthur Benda: Insights into the Working Method of a Photographic Studio Between 1907 and 1938 . Univer. Diss., Kiel 2000.
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