Journeys Through the Russian Empire: The Photographic Legacy of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky

by William Craft Brumfield

At the turn of the twentieth century, the photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky undertook a quest to document an empire that was undergoing rapid change due to industrialization and the building of railroads. Between 1903 and 1916 Prokudin-Gorsky, who developed a pioneering method of capturing color images on glass plates, scoured the Russian Empire with the patronage of Nicholas II. Intrepidly carrying his cumbersome and awkward camera from the western...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478006021
• ISBN13: 9781478006022
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 6.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.1" x 12.3"