Sunday, August 31, 2025

You Can Buy Richard's Book Here

 This is the link to buy the book of photographs of my dolls taken by Richard Gardner:

https://www.blurb.com/b/12505666-les-poupees-doll-culture

Richard is not making any money off the book.  The book is priced at Blurb's cost to produce it. It is not a big book; it is 7x7 inches.  It is softcover, 44 pages. If you click on the image at Blurb, you can see a short preview.


About Richard Gardner:

Richard Gardner’s roots are grounded in beauty.

Major influences include the celebrated fashion photographer Sarah Moon in addition to Surrealist artist Man Ray.

For decades as a hairdresser, make-up artist, and photographer he has documented the perceived reality of beauty within the current zeitgeist.

His photography has shown in galleries nationally and internationally.

A self-taught photographer, Gardner has taken courses at both the International

Center of Photography and Center of Photography at Woodstock.

His hand-colored images have been a part of the course curriculum at ICP.

In addition to his fine artwork, Gardner had accepted professional commissions from the beauty industry. Clients had included Revlon and L’Oreal.