Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky: Photographing The Russian Empire

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky: Photographing The Russian Empire
Category: Photographer Monographs & Art Books
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Author: Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Felipe Quijano
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Date: 2017
Print Length: 96 pages
Language: English
Price: paid paid paid

Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky was born in the Russian Empire in 1863. His privileged upbringing and endlessly curious mind would lead him to study chemistry, painting and music in St Petersburg. He would use his abilities in the new and developing field of photography to document life around the enormous Empire of the Tsar. His goal was to collect pictures of everyday life around his beloved homeland that would serve as proof of its incredible breadth, variety, beauty and resiliency.

This book collects the magnificent photographs he took while travelling around Russia and Europe. They reflect the nuanced and carefully crafted undertaking of a sensible and capable artist whose intention was to educate the masses about the beauty and diversity of his nation by producing gorgeous and endearing images.

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