Scot D. Ryersson
and
Michael Orlando Yaccarino
Scot D. Ryersson Michael O. Yaccarino
Photographs by Rigaud (Paris)
Scot D. Ryersson and Michael Orlando Yaccarino are the authors of the internationally acclaimed biography Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati. Originally published in 1999, completely revised and expanded French and Italian editions of the book will be released in 2003.
The author of numerous critiques and essays on film and literature, Mr. Ryersson is also an award-winning illustrator and graphic artist. Mr. Yaccarino specializes in the analysis of international genre films and also writes on fashion, music, and unconventional historical figures. Together, they founded The Casati Archives—the world’s only data source and image bank devoted to preserving the artistic and cultural legacy of the Marchesa Luisa Casati.
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In spring 2003, Ryersson and Yaccarino’s gothic fairy tale La Princesse de cire—un conte cruel (or The Princess of Wax—A Cruel Tale) was published by CFM Gallery, New York, as a deluxe limited edition, illustrated by renowned contemporary French Surrealist artist Anne Bachelier. A major exhibition of Bachelier’s work for, and inspired by, La Princesse de cire was presented at CFM Gallery to coincide with the book’s release.
Visit:
www.marchesacasati.com/princessedecire.html
for a preview of this darkly decadent project.
