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Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Проку́дин-Го́рский, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ prɐˈkudʲɪn ˈɡorskʲɪj] ⓘ; August 30 [ O.S. August 18] 1863 – September 27, 1944) was a Russian chemist and photographer. He is best known for his pioneering work in colour ...
In the summer of 1909, Prokudin-Gorsky traveled along this waterway and produced a rich collection of images. Especially significant is the work that he did in the small town of Belozersk ...
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Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky. The town was the site of a decisive moment in the catastrophic retreat of Napoleon’s Grand Armee from Moscow. On Oct. 24, 1812, Russian forces mounted a furious defense...
This exhibition features a sampling of Prokudin-Gorskii's historic images produced through the new process; the digital technology that makes these superior color prints possible; and celebrates the fact that for the first time many of these wonderful images are available to the public.
Apr 17, 2018 · Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, born in Russia in 1863, spent his life photographing the people of the Russian Empire (mostly in color). Perhaps his most easily-recognizable work is that of that of the great novelist Leo Tolstoy, but what I think is far more interesting is the lengthy series of color photographs he took, on assignment from Tsar ...
Mainstream color photography developed in different directions in the 20th century, leaving Prokudin-Gorskii’s technology orphaned – meaning that it became difficult and then, by the 1980s, virtually impossible to extract the original color from the negatives using the old pre-digital, “wet” methods. 2.
Mar 17, 2017 · Prokudin-Gorsky’s photographs of the monastery in 1916 were among the last views of the remarkable ensemble before the cataclysm of revolution and civil war. Even though it has survived only in ...
