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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit in New York
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 15:14:29 -0500

Alan - You may be Jewish, but why does that give you the right to say "no
political discussions?"

I, personally, think that the Holocaust Museum should refuse any donations
raised from the sale of Riefenstahl prints - particularly because, as you
note, the donations are not being made by that Nazi bitch, who is pocketing
all her share, but rather by the gallery, which is, quite obviously, paying
blood money in the hopes of ducking controversy.

Enjoy your prints. And when you gaze fondly upon them, think of how many
Jews may have died in the camps as a result of Riefenstahls photographs
helping to shore up support for the Nazi regime. ;-)

B. D.
Who would much rather own and hang a George Rodgers print of death camp
survivors than a Leni Riefennazi print of gorgeous Aryan athletes.

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit in New York


The Boesky Gallery here in Chelsea New York has an exhibit of Leni
's work from her movie "Olympiad." It is a version of the same
exhibit that she had in Berlin in 1998 and is the subject of her interview
in
the "Leica World" of February 2000. It consists of a few prints made from
her
copy of the actual movie (very expensive) and an extensive selection of
tests
shots she took for the picture using a Leica (there are also a few shots of
her working taking by an anonymous photographer, including one of her with
Leica in hand-Leica A??). As far as I know this the first time her work has
been for sale in the United States and the political people out there will
be
happy to know that the net proceeds (by the gallery, apparently not her) are
being donated to the Holocaust Museum. I thought the pictures were brilliant
and reasonably priced considering who they are by; so I bought two myself.
Please note I am Jewish. Please no political discussions.

Alan Posklensky
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