Studio St. Petersburg by Deborah Turbeville 1997 by Bulfinch Press 1st Ed.

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Studio St. Petersburg by Deborah Turbeville 1997 by Bulfinch Press 1st Ed.
In her previous books on Versailles and Newport, … more Studio St. Petersburg by Deborah Turbeville 1997 by Bulfinch Press 1st Ed.
In her previous books on Versailles and Newport, photographer Deborah Turbeville has succeeded in brilliantly evoking the moods, auras, ghosts, and allure of each place's past glories. Now, in her new book, she turns to the fabled capital of imperial Russia and its dark successor, Leningrad. Based on repeated visits to St. Petersburg over the last two years, Studio St. Petersburg is a passionate and highly personal exploration of the Russian people and their turbulent history. In haunting, dreamlike images of grand and extravagant Czarist palaces (many in ruins), churches, and other buildings, as well as the faces and figures of the Russian people -- ballerinas, actors, officials, and workers, pictured both in tightly cropped closeups and orchestrated scenes, Turbeville creates a powerful, intuitive portrait of St. Petersburg.
With brief texts drawn from the memoirs of artists and writers who experienced both Czarist and Communist rule, Studio St. Petersburg brilliantly summons up the lost world of imperial St. Petersburg and the embattled, brilliant culture of the Soviet era.
Title: Studio St. Petersburg
Publisher: Bulfinch Press, Boston
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bulfinch Pr; First Edition (October 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 164 pages
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.75 x 0.75 x 13.75 inches
About the Author:
Deborah Turbeville, Deborah Lou Turbeville (July 6, 1932 – October 24, 2013) was an American fashion photographer. Although she started out as a fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar, she became a photographer in the 1970s.
A fashion editor turned photographer, was a fashion editor for Mademoiselle in 1966. A portfolio of some very stylized photographs she did for Saks Fifth Avenue was her first big breakthrough into the fashion photography world. Subsequently, her work first appeared in Vogue in the 1970s. Since then she has been a dominant figure in contemporary photography. Turbeville has authored many books, including Unseen Versailles, Wallflower, Studio St. Petersburg, Past Imperfect 1978-1997, and Casa No Name.
Her work continues to be exhibited around the world and is published regularly in many international magazines. less