The Art Of Prince Andrew Romanoff
Gallery 16 has the distinct pleasure of announcing a new book release with Prince Andrew Romanoff.
Romanoff is the grandnephew of the late Tsar Nicholas Romanoff. Had the Bolshevik Revolution not intervened, Andrew himself was in line to become Tsar of Russia. Instead, he grew up in exile on the grounds at Windsor Castle in London. Prince Andrew, now 85 years old, chronicles his remarkable childhood in a new book The Boy Who Would Be Tsar, The Art of Prince Andrew Romanoff.
Prince Andrew's drawings of daily life are executed on Shrinky Dink material, a plastic which shrinks when heated in the oven. His decidedly original works are rooted in the realm of Folk Art. He uses these drawings to illustrate the story of his childhood at Frogmore Cottage, a thirty six room mansion on the grounds of Windsor. There, Andrew was raised with his parents and grandmother Grand Duchess Xenia.
The Boy Who Would Be Tsar was designed by Urban Digital Color and contains historical photos and ephemera from Andrew's collection along with his Shrinky Dink drawings. Publication of the book coincides with an exhibition of Romanoff's new work at Gallery 16.
Below are links to reviews and other info:
Andrew Romanoff on Forum with Michael Krasny, January 30, 2007.
Article in the Marin Independent Journal,
January 22, 2007.
Exhibition opening at Gallery 16,
January 12, 2007
The Boy Who Would Be Tsar
The Art Of Prince Andrew Romanoff
Hardbound
69 pages
7.25 x 8.25 inches
ISBN 0-9777442-2-1
$25.00
To order copies contact Gallery 16:
501 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 626-7495
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