

images that haunt us






Caption reads :
Die bekannte Tänzerin Edith von Schrenck, die am 14. Oktober im Rahmen der Wiener Urania einen Tanzabend veranstaltet
The famous dancer Edith von Schrenck, who organize a dance evening on October 14 as part of the Wiener Urania






The Picture was taken before the journalistic campaign carried out by the National Socialist press organs against Erika Mann [in response to her participation in the pacifist women’s associations rally that took place in the hall of the Münchner Hotel Union on the evening of 13th January 1932] put an end to her career in Germany. This discrediting press campaign launched over the next days after the demonstration denounced the organizers as “a club of contenders for the lunatic asylum” and “pacifist peace hyenas”.
(quoted from Künste im Exil · Arts in Exile)





