Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Leni Riefenstahl exhibit in New York
From: Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 19:18:42 -0500

B.D. - It's deja vu' all over again  - you and I had this retread thread all
figured out about two months ago :)

OT for a min.  I tried doing a search on the Pulitzer web site looking for
you and I got zippo.  I'd be interested to know more about your prize, what
was the topic, etc.  If you think too delicate an issue in forum email me in
private - I'm curious about the lives of many of our famous /infamous
LUGgers.

ernie

On 3/8/02 3:14 PM, "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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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