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Yorick Blumenfeld

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Yorick Blumenfeld
Born(1932-04-11)11 April 1932
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died8 April 2024(2024-04-08) (aged 91)
Grantchester, England
EducationColumbia Grammar School, Harvard University
OccupationWriter
SpouseHelaine Blumenfeld
FamilyErwin Blumenfeld (father)

Yorick Blumenfeld (11 April 1932 – 8 April 2024) was a Dutch-born British writer.

Biography

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Yorick Blumenfeld was born in Amsterdam on 11 April 1932,[1] the son of Erwin Blumenfeld.[2] In 1941, his family moved to New York City, where he attended Columbia Grammar School. He was at Harvard from 1950 to 1954.[2][3] In 1999, he edited The Naked and the Veiled, a collection of photographs by his father.[4] He was married to the sculptor Helaine Blumenfeld.[2]

In 1969, he moved to the United Kingdom with his wife, Helaine. They settled in Grantchester, near Cambridge, where he died at his home, on 8 April 2024, at the age of 91. He was survived by his wife Helaine, their sons Remy and Jared, and two grandchildren.[5][6]

Publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Yorick Blumenfeld". ISFDB. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Michael M. Grynbaum (7 June 2004). Blumenfeld's Brave Experiment. The Harvard Crimson. Accessed February 2017.
  3. ^ Michael Thompson-Noel (2004). Yorick Blumenfeld. The Financial Times.
  4. ^ Yorick Blumenfeld (editor) (1999). The Naked and the Veiled: The Photographic Nudes of Erwin Blumenfeld. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500542309.
  5. ^ "Yorick Blumenfeld". Legacy. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ Taylor, William (23 April 2024). "Yorick Blumenfeld obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 April 2024.