The Oleg Kushnirskiy Icon Catalog Is at The New York Public Library

We are pleased to announce that our book Russian Icons: The Oleg Kushnirskiy Collection has been added to the collection of The New York Public Library—one of the largest public libraries in the world and a major cultural institution in the United States. It is a great honor to collaborate with this major institution to spread knowledge of a valuable part of global cultural heritage, iconography, as widely as possible. Russian Icon Collection is always glad to support educational initiatives. Our book has already been added to libraries across the country, and we strongly believe that the enlightening and popularization of Russian religious art will help preserve the rich history of icon painting.

The Oleg Kushnirskiy Icon Catalog Is at The New York Public Library

NYPL was founded in 1895 through the consolidation of several major library collections and was conceived from the outset as a new type of public institution — open to all, regardless of social background. Its development reflects, in many ways, the history of public access to knowledge in the United States and the evolution of the humanities throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

Today, the library constitutes a vast research system comprising millions of items, including rare manuscripts, archival materials, printed works, and specialized collections in history, art, and literature. NYPL also actively supports scholarly work and international research initiatives, remaining an important part of the global academic infrastructure.

Thank you letter from The New York Public Library

The inclusion of the Oleg Kushnirskiy icon catalog in this collection is therefore of particular importance to us. It represents not only recognition of the research and publishing work behind the project, but also an opportunity to present materials on the tradition of Russian icon painting within a space where global humanistic knowledge is produced and preserved. We view this event as an important milestone in the project’s development and as confirmation of sustained international interest in the field.

The catalog is the result of many years of work aimed at systematizing and visually interpreting the heritage of the Russian icon. Its presence in the library’s holdings makes this research accessible to the international academic community and to all those interested in the history of religious art. Those interested in obtaining a personal copy of the book, autographed by the collector, can purchase it on our website.