Nicholas Roerich: The Artist Who Would Be King

by John McCannon

Russian painter, explorer, and mystic Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) ranks as one of the twentieth century's great enigmas. Despite mystery and scandal, he left a deep, if understudied, cultural imprint on Russia, Europe, India, and America. As a painter and set designer Roerich was a key figure in Russian art. He became a major player in Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, and with Igor Stravinsky he cocreated The Rite of Spring, a landmark work in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822947412
• ISBN13: 9780822947417
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.7" x 8.1" x 8.4"