Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: Jackie Onassis, Edited Book, In the Russian Style
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Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: Jackie Onassis, Edited Book, "In the Russian Style"Entry/Object ID
2022.05.38Description
Book: "In the Russian Style" is a 1976 book edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, showcasing the opulence of 18th- and 19th-century Imperial Russian court life through illustrations of palaces, furnishings, jewels, and clothing, with text providing historical context and quotes from figures such as Tolstoy and Pushkin. From the back of the jacket cover: "Jacqueline Onassis served as a Consulting Editor to The Viking Press. Her research for this volume included a visit to the great museums and palaces of the Soviet Union, as well as to many public and private collections in New York and London." This was one, and the first, of only two books Mrs. Onassis allowed her name to be credited.Category
Book