Leni Riefenstahl
Overview
Leni Riefenstahl (1902 – 2003) was a German film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, photographer, actress and dancer. She directed her first film in 1932 and went on to direct Triumph of the Will and Olympia (1938) – considered two of the most effective and technically innovative propaganda films ever made. She shot groundbreaking sequences of rowers, runners and divers from unexpected angles and viewpoints. However, her Nazi connections significantly damaged her career and reputation, resulting in her arrest as a Nazi Sympathiser after the end of World War II. She is also known for a series of photographs of the Nuba shot in Africa in the 1960s.
Featured Exhibitions
Dive from 10 Meters Tower, 1936
High quality offset-printing, 6-colour reproduction
49.5 x 69.7 cm (36 x 48 cm)
Gold Medal Winner in the Men’s High Diving, 1936
High quality offset-printing, 6-colour reproduction
49.5 x 69,7 cm (38 x 47.5 cm)
The Lighting of the Olympic Flame, 1936
High quality offset-printing, 6-colour reproduction
49.5 x 69.7 cm (38 x 47.5 cm)
Jesse Owens, 1936
Gelatin silver print, mounted on card, printed later
50 x 40 cm (22 x 28.5 cm)
Their Shadows, 1936
Gelatin silver print, mounted on card, printed later
50 x 40 cm (23 x 28 cm)
The Discus Thrower, 1936
Gelatin silver print, mounted on card, printed later
50 x 60 cm (50 x 40 cm)
Eight Meter Boats Crowding at the Turning Point, 1936
High quality offset-printing, 6-colour reproduction
49.5 x 69.7 cm (37 x 48 cm)