Baroness Elsa

by Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Paul Hjartarson (Editor), Douglas O. Spettigue (Editor)

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874?–1927) is considered by many to be the first American dadaist as well as the mother of dada. An innovator in poetic form and an early creator of junk sculpture, "the Baroness" was best known for her sexually charged, often controversial performances. Some thought her merely crazed, others thought her a genius. The editor Margaret Anderson called her "perhaps the only figure of our generation who deserves the epithet extraordinary." Yet despite her great notoriety and influence, until recently her story and work have been little known outside the circle of modernist scholars.

Genres: Nonfiction

233 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1992

About the author

Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (sometimes also called Else von Freytag-von Loringhoven) was a German-born DADA artist and poet who worked for several years in Greenwich Village, New York City, United States.

Reviews

[Lynnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This woman is worth reading about. She is fierce, funny and groundbreaking. Her memoir is stunning!

[Gerhard Ens · Rating 4 out of 5]

The description of the book is wrong. This is the autobiography of the Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven edited by Paul Hjartarson & Douglas Spettigue.