Scot D. Ryersson

Scot D. Ryersson (Born: September 10 1960 in Suffern, New York) is an award-winning illustrator, graphic artist and writer. In addition to many critiques and essays on film and literature, he is the co-author of the biography "Infinite Variety: the Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati".

Ryersson is Co-Director of The Casati Archives, devoted to preserving the artistic and cultural legacy of Luisa Casati. It was founded by Ryersson and Michael Orlando Yaccarino in 1999 upon the original publication of "Infinite Variety". In addition to original materials, books and ephemera, this library contains artwork reproductions and photographs of and inspired by Marchesa Casati.Fact|date=January 2008

Trained at London’s Chelsea School of Art and Design, for many years Ryersson was a motion picture poster designer in the United States, Canada and Europe. Credits include advertising campaigns for "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), "Ghost" (1990) and "Witness" (1985), "The Changeling" (1980), "Children of the Corn" (1984), "Working Girl" (1988), "She Devil" (1989), "Pet Sematary" (1989) and "Presumed Innocent" (1990). Ryersson was presented with two Art Directors of London Awards for his poster designs for the British films "Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)" (1982) and "Another Country (film)" (1984).Fact|date=January 2008 The concept poster design for "The Silence of the Lambs" was voted fifth place of the "Fifty Greatest Film Posters of All Time" by Britain's "Empire" magazine,Fact|date=January 2008 while earning sixteenth place for the same accolade by the U.S. publication "Premiere" in their August 2001 issue.Fact|date=January 2008

Bibliography

Books

* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati
year= 1999
month= November
publisher= Viridian Books
location= New York
id= ISBN 0-7126-6751-2
* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= La Casati: Les multiples vies de la marquise Luisa Casati
year= 2003
month= January
publisher= Éditions Assouline
location= Paris
id= ISBN 2-84323-388-7
* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= Infinita Varietà: Vita e leggenda della Marchesa Casati
year= 2003
month= February
publisher= Corbaccio
location= Milan
id= ISBN 88-7972-743-2
* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= The Princess of Wax-A Cruel Tale (La Princesse de cire — Un Conte cruel)
year= 2003
month= April
publisher= CFM
location= New York
id= ISBN 09-7286-204-8
* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati (Definitive Edition)
year= 2004
month= September
publisher= University of Minnesota Press
location= Minneapolis
id= ISBN 0-8166-4520-5
* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= Die göttliche Marchesa: Leben und Legende der Luisa Casati
year= 2006
month= August
publisher= Haymon Verlag
location= Innsbruck
id= ISBN 3-85218-517-3
* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= Неистовая маркиза: жизнь и легенда Луизы Казати
year= 2006
month= December
publisher= Slovo
location= Moscow
id= ISBN 5-85050-895-3

Articles Co-Written with Michael Orlando Yaccarino

* "Painted Lady-The Marchesa Casati"; Bizarre (UK): 2000.
* "Medusa in Pearls-The Marchesa Casati"; aRUDE (U.S.A.): 2001.
* "Passion Player-Gabriele D'Annunzio"; aRUDE (U.S.A.): 2001.
* "The Dandy Boys"; Bizarre (UK): 2001.
* "Daydream Believer-The Marchesa Casati"; The Idler (UK): 2002.
* [http://www.art-is-life.com/scarsella.htm "Haute Bizarre-Couturier Claudia Scarsella"; Art-is-Life (U.S.A.): 2002.]
* [http://www.art-is-life.com/siren.htm "Siren of the Century-The Marchesa Casati", Art-is-Life (U.S.A.): 2002.]
* [http://www.art-is-life.com/dialogues1.htm "Aesthetic Assassin-Comte Robert de Montesquiou"; Art-is-Life (U.S.A.): 2004.]
* [http://www.art-is-life.com/dialogues2.htm "Life on the High Seas of Culture-Nancy Cunard"; Art-is-Life (U.S.A.): 2004.]
* "Luisa and Gabriele"; Primo (Belgium): 2005.
* "The Temptations of St. Jean"; aRUDE (U.S.A.): 2005.

Theatrical Works

* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= Infinite Variety: Portrait of a Muse (Revised)
year= 2004

Misc

* cite book
last= Ryersson
first= Scot D.
coauthors= Michael Orlando Yaccarino
title= Foreword to: Black Pearls: Drawings of the Marchesa Luisa Casati by Joanne Burke
year= 2004
location= UK.
* "Fire and Ice: The Life and Films of Brigitte Helm"; Filmfax (U.S.A.): No. 84, April/May 2001.

Literary Awards

All are for "Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati" (various editions)
* What We Love Selection, October 2006, "Deutsch Vogue" (Germany)
* Best Books Winter 2004/2005, "Elegant Lifestyle" (U.S.A./UK./Germany)
* Banner Books of the Year, 2004, "Pointe Magazine", (U.S.A.)
* Top Ten Most Read Books, 2003, "Academia News" (Italy)
* Book of the Week Selection, March 3-9, 2003 "La Repubblica" (Italy)
* 21st Century Award 2001 Selection, International Biographical Centre (UK)
* Biography of the Year 2000, First Finalist, Independent Publisher Book Awards (U.S.A.)
* Bestseller List – ‘Books Everyone Likes,’ 2000, Lambda Literary Foundation (U.S.A.)
* Paperback of the Week Selection, October 2-8, 2000, "Time Out London" (UK)
* Certificate of Merit in Biographical Writing, 2000, "Writer’s Digest" (U.S.A.)
* Book of the Year Selection, 1999, "Bibel" (Sweden)
* Book of the Year Selection, 1999, "Gay Times" (UK)
* Book of the Year Selection, 1999, "Sunday Telegraph" (UK)

References

* Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2004, 2007.