Arthur BecVar (1911-2003) was an American industrial designer. He received his BFA from Notre Dame University in 1933, an engineering certificate from Purdue University, and an MFA at the Institute of International Education, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia (1933-1934). He spent more than thirty years with General Electric as their Director of Design, working on designs for major appliances and managing a staff of 50 at their Applied Research and Design Center in Louisville, Kentucky. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Industrial Designers (ASID) and served as its president, and was active in ASID and its successor the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA) throughout his professional career.
From the guide to the Arthur BecVar Papers, 1932-1990, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
