1. If a man loves his native land, he will do his utmost to bring into play all his achievements, no matter what part of the globe he may find himself in. Nikolai Roerich Roerich with Sacred Casket Louvre, Paris

2. Biographical outline 1874 —born in Saint Petersburg, Russia 1897 —recieves official title of painter for his picture The Messenger 1900 —completes his artistic education in Paris, France 1903 —travels across Russia visiting Russian old settlements 1909 —exhibits his works in London, Paris, Saint Petersburg and Moscow 1916 —moves to Finland with his family 1919 —meets Rabindranath Tagore in London 1924 —leads expeditions to Sikkim and Bhutan 1928 —settles in Kulu, India 1934 —travels to Manchuria and China 1941 —President of the American-Russian Cultural Association 1947 —died on December 13

3. Zvenigorod. 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

4. Signs of Christ, 1924. Private collection, Moscow

5. Roerich in Tibetan Robe. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NYNicholas Roerich Museum, NY

6. Roerich with Guga Chohan. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NYNicholas Roerich Museum, NY

7. Pink mountains, 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New YorkNicholas Roerich Museum, New York

8. Himalayas, 1946. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

9. Higher Than the Mountains, 1924. Bolling Collection, Naples, Florida

10. Hill of the Tara, 1932.

11. Milarepa the Listener, 1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NYNicholas Roerich Museum, NY

12. Great Spirit of the Himalayas, 1934. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New YorkNicholas Roerich Museum, New York

13. Sign of Maitreya, 1926. Private collection, Moscow

14. Yuen Kang, 1937. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

15. Sacred Himalayas, Holy mountains 1933. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

16. Nagarjuna, Conqueror of the Serpent,1926. Bolling Collection, Naples, Florida

17. Command of The Teacher, 1947. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

18. Treasure of the World – Chintamani, 1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

19. Ashram, Ashram Series 1931. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York

20. Command of Rigden Djapo, 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

21. Treasure of the Mountains,1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY Nicholas Roerich Museum, NY

22. Tibetan Lama, 1927.

23. Lama, 1941. State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

24. Tidings of the Eagle,1927.Nicholas Roerich Museum, New YorkNicholas Roerich Museum, New York

25. Lotus, 1933. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New YorkNicholas Roerich Museum, New York

26. Padma Sambhava,1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, New YorkNicholas Roerich Museum, New York

27. Iskander and the Hermit, 1938. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

28. En-no-Gyoja, Friend of the Travelers, 1924. Bolling Collection, Naples, Florida

29. Bhagavan, 1931. State Museum of Art, Riga, Latvia

30. Krishna, 1946. State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

31. Krishna--Spring in Kulu, 1930. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NYNicholas Roerich Museum, NY

32. Tsong-Kha-Pa. Drawing, 1924. State Museum of Art, Riga

33. Mother of the World,1924. Nicholas Roerich Museum, NYNicholas Roerich Museum, NY

34. Song of the Waterfall,1937. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

35. The Teacher

36. Tibet. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

37. Great Wall, 1936. International Centre of the Roerichs, MoscowInternational Centre of the Roerichs, Moscow

38. Hermit (Mysterious Old Man) 1941. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

39. Silvery Realm, 1938. Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow

40. Philosopher – Silence, 1940. Museum of Oriental Art,

41. The Path, 1936. The State Museum of Art, Riga

42. His Blue is the Blue of the Northern Twilight His Green is the Green of the Sea-grass His Red is the Red of Pagan watch-fires And his Flame—from Byzantine Christian Brinton Sources Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York, NY. http://www.roerich.org/ http://www.roerich.org/ University of Oregon Libraries http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ Prepared by Heghine Hakobyan, Slavic Librarian 04/08/2008