This book paints the most comprehensive picture of life inside Auschwitz published to date. It tells the story of Wilhelm Brasse; who spent 5 years in the camp as a prisoner-photographer and was a unique witness to the Auschwitz reality. He took pictures of the inmates; made private portraits of his SS masters and documented the medical experiments of Doctor Mengele.Brassersquo;s experience has been the subject of a celebrated documentary ldquo;The Portraitist.rdquo; This book; in addition to recounting his personal narrative ; explores many lesser-known aspects of daily life in the camp such as the orchestra; sports events and even a brothel. It is amply illustrated with 300 photographs; some published for the first time; and supplemented with accounts of other inmates as well as historical commentary.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful. loveloveLOVE it!By Elizabeth MetzI was a big fan of the authors first book; "Collage Lost and Found"; and I had the second on preorder from the minute I heard about it.Sequels can be tricky. I kind of expected this one to fall a little flatter than the first; since the first was so good.But I was wrong. Gleefully *wrong*.Where the first book was more about collage (go figure); this book has you use those skills youve already learned to go further -- making objects with wire and metal and collagebits; learning new techniques and building on what you know thusfar. The projects are more than just pretty little geegaws; too -- theyre useful and gorgeous with lots of ideas for taking what you learn and running with it to create your own works of art.It took me almost three hours just to flip through the book; because I kept having to stop and try things shed presented (wire letters! scribble-filled wire hearts with attached book text!). And really; any book that can not only inspire; but motivate me to get up out of the chair and *make something* is well-worth the price. I can tell this will be one book that I *use* instead of just *own*.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A Favorite!!By rose thymeThe part of this book on making vintage looking jewelry is one of my favorites! The instructional photos are clear and easy to understand the instructions! The designs are cool and inspirational; with the antique and almost steampunk style. Want to make several of the necklaces!16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Fresh; new and fun!By Sue BIf youre looking for something new to add to your collages and artwork then youll want to check out this book. The author shows you how to take a piece of wire; add a few bends and twists to create wonderful motifs and embellishments that you can use on everything from collages and cards to journal pages and just about anything else you can think of. Clear step-by-step instructions and photographs insure that even if youve never worked with wire before youll have no trouble creating the projects in this book.
