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Book details of 'The Art of the Russian Matryoshka'

Title	The Art of the Russian Matryoshka
Author(s)	Rett Ertl, Rick Hibberd, Yakov Chitov
ISBN	0972502718
Language	English
Published	June 2003
Publisher	Vernissage

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The book is the complete account of the history, production, varieties, and creators of the nesting doll that has become a symbol of Russian folk culture, if not Russia itself. Contributing to the history are commissioned studies from three of Russia's leading authorities on toys and folk art. The book includes 330 color plates, 200 of which are carefully selected examples of dolls. The examples include: historical dolls from museums in Russia; factory products made throughout the Soviet period in the villages of Sergiev Posad, Polkhovsky Maidan, Semyonov, Kirov, and Nolinsk; and artwork of independent artists, photographed in several of the artists' home-studios, in private collections, and in the inventory of importer-author Rett Ertl.