Fashion Magazine - December 1938 Issue - Vintage Magazine Cover by Eduardo Garcia Benito c.1938 - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print 24 x 32 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Eduardo Garcia Benito - Eduardo Garcia Benito (1891-1981) was a master of illustration during the Art Deco period, went to Paris at the age of 19, where he established himself as a fashion artist. His style is reminiscent of the Cubist paintings of Picasso & the sculptures of Brancusi & Modigliani. The artist was born the town of Valladolid, Spain, & showed artistic talent from very early on. In 1912, he won a scholarship to study at L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris; & by 1915, he had participated in his first group exhibition, at the Galerie du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Over the next 5 years, he continued to exhibit his artwork, culminating in 1921 with his prestigious ascension to the title of “Sociétaire of the Salon.' Benito made his living in Paris by painting society portraits & illustrating fashions in the Gazette du Bon Ton, a Parisian fashion journal published by Lucien Vogel. Conde Nast met Benito in 1920. Within a year, Benito was one of Vogue & Vanity Fair’s most important artists. Benito’s signature style – what Condé Nast referred to as the “Big Head' – captures the look & spirit of art deco. Art movements of the day such as Cubism & Constructivism inspired his iconic & stylized geometric forms. His illustrations of fashionable women, reduced down to a few strokes of the pen, often feature long necks topped with heads resembling the African-figure sculptures of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, a friend of Benito’s in Paris. The typical Benito cover features stark backgrounds with solid planes & few colors.