The Casati Archives

Based in the United States, The Casati Archives is the world's only data source and image bank devoted to preserving the artistic and cultural legacy of the Marchesa Luisa Casati. It was founded by Scot D. Ryersson and Michael Orlando Yaccarino in 1999 upon the original publication of Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati and is the result of their continuing international research and collecting. In addition to a wealth of original materials, books and ephemera, this ever-growing library contains artwork reproductions and photographs of and inspired by the Marchesa Casati. The Casati Archives has provided images and information for writers, researchers and publishers worldwide, as well as performed consulting services for such organizations as the Victoria and Albert Museum (London); Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art (London); Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City); Getty Center (Los Angeles); Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto); Musée d'Orsay (Paris); Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou (Paris); Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris); Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris (Paris); Réunion des musées nationaux–Grand Palais (Paris); Cartier (Paris);  Palazzo Fortuny (Venezia); Il Vittoriale degli Italiani (Gardone Riviera); Fondazione Axel Munthe Villa San Michele (Capri); Museo della Moda e del Costume a Palazzo Pitti (Firenze); Palazzo Braschi (Roma); Padova Palazzo Zabarella (Padova); Bulgari (Roma); UniCredit Mediocredito Centrale SpA (Roma); Guggenheim Bilbao (Bilbao); Museu Diocesa de Barcelona (Barcelona); Berufsvereinigung der bildenden Kunstler Vorarlbergs (Bregenz); Tokyo National Museum (Tokyo); Istituto Italiano di Cultura (New York City, Toronto, London and Malta); Condé Nast (worldwide); Warner Bros. International Television Production Deutschland GmbH; Kunsthaus Zürich (Zürich); Television West/Channel 4 (UK); Rogers TV (Canada); RealLife Television/Canale 5 (Italy) and the premier international auction houses, Christie's and Sotheby's.