Benedict Fred Dolbin (1883 - 1971)

Benedict Fred Dolbin

Benedikt Fred Dolbin, born Pollak, an Austrian press illustrator, studied at the Vienna University of Technology and worked for the construction company Waagner, Biro & Kurz during the First World War. He later moved to Berlin, where he worked as a press illustrator and book illustrator. Because of his Jewish origins, he was excluded from the Reich Press Chamber in 1933 and was banned from working in 1935. After emigrating to the USA, Dolbin continued his career His career as a draftsman continued, but he was unable to build on his earlier successes.