Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven | |
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 Freytag-Loringhoven portrait, with ink decoration added by the Baroness, as it appeared in the September–December 1920 issue (Vol. 7, No. 3) of The Little Review (New York) | |
| Born | Else Hildegard Plötz 12 July 1874 |
| Died | 14 December 1927 (aged 53) Paris, France |
| Known for | Poetry, sound poetry |
| Notable work | Body Sweats |
| Movement | New York Dada, avant-garde |
| Spouse(s) | August Endell Frederick Philip Grove Baron Leopold von Freytag-Loringhoven |
Elsa Baroness von Freytag-Loringhoven (née Else Hildegard Plötz; 12 July 1874 – 14 December 1927) was a German-born avant-garde visual artist and poet, who was active in Greenwich Village, New York, from 1913 to 1923, where her radical self-displays came to embody a living Dada. She was considered one of the most controversial and radical women artists of the era.
Her provocative poetry was published posthumously in 2011 in Body Sweats: The Uncensored Writings of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven.[1] The New York Times praised the book as one of the notable art books of 2011.[2]
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SWEATSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Smith, Roberta (2011-11-21). "Art Books Recommended as Gifts for Art Lovers". The New York Times.