Life , October 5th 1922
Life , October 5th 1922
Cover by Władysław Teodor Benda (1873-1948)
WT Benda, art and illustrations were evocative of their era, and he was a major influence in fashion, art and advertising throughout the Art Deco period
Benda was a Polish-American painter, illustrator, and designer. His work illustrated magazine covers such as Colliers, American, Life, McCalls, Good Housekeeping and Ladies Home Journal. Benda is best know for creating masks for various dance and theatrical productions His masks were ranged from the grotesque and the fantastic, to the highly stylized and the beautiful.
In his time he was as well known as Norman Rockwell, N.C. Wyeth or Maxfield Parrish. During the 1920s/1930s every publication sought the look of "the American Girl," but Benda's beautiful women were often exotic and mysterious.
Benda was fiercely proud of his Polish heritage .
During the two World Wars he designed many posters for both Poland and America.
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