The works of art reproduced in this book were
chosen by Norton Dodge. The photography was
principally done at Cremona Farm by Charles Fick.
All works are from the Norton and Nancy Dodge
Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet
Union, which is now at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli
Art Museum, Rutgers University.
chosen by Norton Dodge. The photography was
principally done at Cremona Farm by Charles Fick.
All works are from the Norton and Nancy Dodge
Collection of Nonconformist Art from the Soviet
Union, which is now at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli
Art Museum, Rutgers University.
Copyright © 1994 by John McPhee
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Published in Canada by Macfarlane Walter & Ross
Printed in the United States of America
Published in Canada by Macfarlane Walter & Ross
Designed by Cynthia Krupat
eISBN 9780374708481
First eBook Edition : June 2011
First edition, 1994
Approximately half the text of this book first appeared in The New Yorker.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McPhee, John (John A.)
The ransom of Russian art l John McPhee.—1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Dissident art—Soviet Union. 2. Dodge, Norton T.—Art
patronage. 1. Title.
N6988.M33 1994 709’.47—dc20 94-14723 CIP
McPhee, John (John A.)
The ransom of Russian art l John McPhee.—1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Dissident art—Soviet Union. 2. Dodge, Norton T.—Art
patronage. 1. Title.
N6988.M33 1994 709’.47—dc20 94-14723 CIP
FRONTISPIECE
Ilya Kabakov, No. 6 in the series Where Are They?, 1979.
Mixed media on paper. 15
x 10
in.
Ilya Kabakov, No. 6 in the series Where Are They?, 1979.
Mixed media on paper. 15
x 10 in.