War & Peace exhibit
A series of illustrations for novel reprint
By Igor Karash

When: September 13 – November 29, 2014

Where: RCC Our Texas – 2337 Bissonnet Houston, TX 77005

Opening Reception and meeting with the artist: Friday, September 12, 7:30p.m.
Wine will be served.

Russian Cultural Center “Our Texas” presents a new exhibition of illustrations by artist, Igor Karash, for the reprint of War & Peace by the renowned Folio Society of London. A unique exhibit, in that it provides an entirely new perspective into the masterpiece novel by Leo Tolstoy.

Karash, a designer, illustrator, and set designer originally from Baku, Azerbaijan, now resides in Saint Louis, Missouri. In the past, he has worked with major book publishers, as well as small, independent theatre companies in Russia, the United States, and abroad. Along with an array of other awards, he was also named the winner of the 2012 Book Illustration Competition organized by The House of Illustration and the world-famous, British publishing house, The Folio Society in London.