"Julia Friedman is a lively and brilliant interpreter. Her swift-flowing argument and authoritative analysis present Remizov as a fascinating man who . . . was unable to separate writing from drawing. His intricately drawn and written albums are extremely rare. Friedman has investigated with meticulous care and astute intelligence albums from several important collections. This book offers her academic, literary, and art historical readers the fascinating rediscovery of a unique creative force."
--John Milner, Visiting Professor, The Courtauld Institute of Art
"Julia Friedman is the first art historian to explore Remizov's striking legacy of visual art. This landmark study of 'a model of synthetic art' by a visionary writer, exiled in Paris, places his brilliant work in the context of contemporary aesthetics and artists' books."
--Greta N. Slobin
Professor Emerita, University of California, Santa Cruz
Visiting Professor, College of Letters, Wesleyan University
