false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170343507m/46790.jpg 46790 2 No one in 1917 New York had ever encountered a woman like the Bar-oness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven -- poet, artist, proto-punk rocker, sexual libertine, fashion avatar, and unrepentant troublemaker. When she wasn't stalking the streets of Greenwich Village wearing a brassiere made from tomato cans, she was enthusiastically declaiming her poems to sailors in beer halls or posing nude for Man Ray or Marcel Duchamp. In an era of brutal war, technological innovation, and cataclysmic change, the Baroness had resolved to create her own destiny -- taking the center of the Dadaist circle, breaking every bond of female propriety . . . and transforming herself into a living, breathing work of art. 757080 1 1 2006 Holy Skirts: A Novel of a Flamboyant Woman Who Risked All for Art (P.S.) total:131|5:29|4:52|3:39|2:6|1:5| 131 487 202 24 3 2 false false Wed Jul 16 19:04:49 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 12:38:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Mar 29 10:00:17 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 29 16:43:05 -0700 2007 This is a wonderful fictional depiction of the real life Baroness Elsa Von Freytag Loringhoven. Queen of dadaism, Elsa makes her entire life a walking, breathing piece of art. I particularly enjoyed her escapades with Marcel Duchamp. This would make a fantastic movie, with perhaps Bjork as ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 27 06:57:08 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 07:59:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 11:27:28 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 23:38:07 -0700 2008 "She wanted to wear something witty, something extravagant to this Arensberg salon. But she was exhausted with mere prettiness, weighed down by knowing that it would only become more and more difficult to achieve, and s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 13:22:59 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 13:31:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 17 09:56:10 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:56:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 19:39:28 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 10:16:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Sep 07 15:45:07 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 15:56:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jun 04 20:00:22 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 15:30:14 -0700 2007 hate this.

People with an interest in Baroness Elsa or New York Dada would be better off checking out the biography: Baroness Elsa by Iren...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 11:41:15 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 11:53:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 07 15:28:03 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 15:32:50 -0700 2007 1 0 false false Sun Jan 11 10:09:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 11:15:52 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 11:28:36 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 18:59:35 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Feb 04 07:10:20 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 23 15:27:05 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 08:41:08 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 02 22:54:35 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 22:59:10 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Sep 29 12:32:10 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 12:34:20 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 09:47:59 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 09:47:59 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 15:37:40 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:40:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 06:33:21 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 29 06:35:17 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Mon Oct 22 20:18:02 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 10:26:30 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=46790