Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of ASTROBIT@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 3:13 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html