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erwin blumenfeld i was nothing but a berliner dada montages 1916 1933
erwin blumenfeld 1897 1969 was born into a jewish family in berlin . in 1941 after being interned in a concentration camp he left europe for the united states where he eventually became a citizen ; during the 40s and 50s he was to make his name here as one of the most sought after fashion photographers in the world . but most people are unfamiliar with blumenfelds early work the often bitingly satiric dada photomontages and collages he produced between 1916 and 1933 . this book put together by helen adkins renowned expert on the berlin dada movement is the first to provide a study and a survey of these early works . blumenfeld did not intend for these works to be shown publicly as they were primarily personal gifts to his friends and acquaintance or were enclosed in love letters to his fiancee . nonetheless they were conceived in the dada spirit blumenfeld established the dutch branch of dada in 1918 and belong to its story . approximately 100 works including many previously unpublished which adkins discovered in the artists family archives and in other public and private collections are examined within the context of blumenfelds life photographs drawings and literary works .
hardcover hatje cantz publishers 2009 isbn13 9783775721271 isbn10 3775721274
abridged n isbn 13 9783775721271 number in series 1 number of pages 223 publisher distributed art pub inc release date 1235865600000