Lot 67: AVEDON, RICHARD. 1923-2004. Herbert Marcuse, Professor of Philosophy, New York City, 10-23-70. Gelatin silver print, printed 1975, signed, numbered 2/50, inscribed "To Si and Dieter Rosenkrantz," copyright credit reproduction limitation, title, date

AVEDON, RICHARD. 1923-2004.
Herbert Marcuse, Professor of Philosophy, New York City, 10-23-70. Gelatin silver print, printed 1975, signed, numbered 2/50, inscribed "To Si and Dieter Rosenkrantz," copyright credit reproduction limitation, title, date and edition stamps on the verso. 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in (24.4 x 19.2 cm); sheet 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm).Provenance: From the collection of publisher and art-collector, Carl Laszlo, whose publications include Radar magazine, and Panderma."Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves."HERBERT MARCUSEHerbert Marcuse (1898-1979) was a German-American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory. In his written works, he criticized capitalism, modern technology, historical materialism and entertainment culture, arguing that they represent new forms of social control. In the 1960s and the 1970s he became known as the pre-eminent theorist and voice of the New Left and the student movements of West Germany, France, and the United States.