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American Artists from the Russian Empire
by The State Russian Museum; PETROVA, Yevgenia, ed.; Alison Hilton, Percy North, Harlow Robinson, Sharon Marie Carnicke, Beth Holmgren, Yevgenia Petrova, catalogue contributors
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About This Item
St. Petersburg: Palace Editions / Graficart, 2008. First Edition. Quarto (31cm x 25.5cm). Glossy pictorial paper boards (hardcover); pictorial dustjacket; 288pp; illus. Near Fine copy; extremely slight shelf wear to corner tips, else appears new. Near Fine dustwrapper; one-inch tear to bottom back panel flap corner; slight shelf wear to extremities, else clean and crisp. Continuing the State Russian Museum's series "Art of the Russian Emigration", this volume focuses on the works of Russian émigré artists to the US and brings forth the impact of the émigré experience on artists and their impact on the culture of their adopted country. In addition to scholarly essays by a host of art historians and curators, this catalogue includes 118 color plates as well as biographies of all of the artists included in the exhibition.
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- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44517
- Title
- American Artists from the Russian Empire
- Author
- The State Russian Museum; PETROVA, Yevgenia, ed.; Alison Hilton, Percy North, Harlow Robinson, Sharon Marie Carnicke, Beth Holmgren, Yevgenia Petrova, catalogue contributors
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Palace Editions / Graficart
- Place of Publication
- St. Petersburg
- Date Published
- 2008
- Bookseller catalogs
- Soviet Union;
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