Jenny, my diary

Blumenfeld, Yorick

Little,Brown

A novel set in 2099 offers a glimpse into a utopian society and challenges the reader to question what changes the future will bring.

2099: A Eutopia (Prospects for Tomorrow)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Thames&Hudson

One of the greatest fashion photographers of all time, Erwin Blumenfeld is also recognized as one of the most talented and profoundly erotic portrayers of the nude. He aimed to persuade his audience of the magical beauty of the female form, and to show the world that the nudes of the great master painters--from Botticelli to Ingres--could be challenged by the magical potential of the darkroom. Blumenfeld was an inspired innovator who experimented with solarizations, reticulations, negative-positive combinations, and chemical manipulations to enhance the mystery of his images. The Naked and the Veiled features, in both color and duotone, many photographs never before published, as well as Blumenfeld's famous shots such as Nude under Wet Silk. The text by Yorick Blumenfeld, the photographer's son, provides unusual insights into the work and brings a greater understanding of these highly original and complex images. This book shows the full range of Blumenfeld's astounding inventiveness, from the classic to the surreal to the abstract, from 1930s Amsterdam to 1960s New York. It will interest not only those who are already familiar with Blumenfeld's fashion photographs, but anyone interested in the history of the nude in photography who wishes to see the subject treated by one of the twentieth century's undisputed masters.

The Naked and the Veiled: The Photographic Nudes of Erwin Blumenfeld

Arts & Photography

Blumenfeld, Erwin

Individual Artists

Erwin Blumenfeld From Dada to Vogue

Erwin Blumenfeld: From Dada To Vogue

History & Criticism

Osborne Samuel Gallery

"Capitalism, as a socio-economic system, is threatening both our human and spiritual survival and yet we remain in denial," warns the author." Like anorexics, we look in the mirror but refuse to recognize what we are doing to ourselves and our planet. Spiritually capitalism is a totally amoral system but our purportedly Christian nation raises no concerted protest against its incredibly corrupting effect on ourselves and children." Capitalism, he maintains, does not concern itself with morality: it is focused on profits. Blumenfeld devotes the first half of his book to examine why capitalism and democracy are basically incompatible. The litany of capitalism¿s devastating effects are becoming well known, although his condemnation of the corrupting impact of money on the democratic process is chilling. In the second half the author contends that there is an alternative, that if we want to prolong our existence on this planet we must turn to a less-abrasive and truly democratic system based on cooperation rather than one predicated on greed and competition. "Yorick Blumenfeld should be invited to every TV chat show on the planet. He could teach the world to sing...He says we should try to enhance the charms of life in the 21st Century with 'joy and laughter and a good measure of civility.' Clear the TV schedules now. Make lots of room for Yorick Blumenfeld." --- Michael Thompson-Noel, The Financial Times. "We are not the captives of capitalism. We do have a democratic choice. We have it within our power to change the economy to suit our needs without resorting to violence or coercion. But this demands careful thinking, vigorous discussion and debate, followed by planning and decision making. This book offers you choices, not destiny." From the conclusion of Dollars or Democracy.

Dollars or Democracy: A Technological Alternative to Capitalism

Business & Money

Economics

Xlibris, Corp.

Dollars or Democracy: A Technilogical Alternative To Capitalism

Politics & Government

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