Helena Kolda

photographer

Helena Kolda (1928–1997) was a Czech-born American photographer and video artist. She is well known for her collaboration with author Ivo Ducháček on children's literature in the 1950s, where she utilized trick photography to create fantasy worlds. Her work often blended documentary realism with imaginative visual effects. Beyond her literary illustrations, she was a recognized artist whose works have been held in museum collections such as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.[4]

Themes

  • trick photography
  • children's literature
  • video art

Works by Helena Kolda

  • Le secret des deux plumes 1956 · La Guilde du Livre / Editions Clairefontaine · book · French Illustrated with 57 black & white photographic reproductions.
  • Voici La France Four Filmstrips Canadian Modern Language Review · book · English

References

  1. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art link
  2. The New York Times. 1997 link
  3. District Auction link
  4. Manhattan Magic; THE SECRET OF THE TWO FEATHERS. The New York Times. 1954 link