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Box 2

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Contains 54 Results:

Jean Vendome, 2001

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 50
Scope and Contents

Jean Vandome (born Jean Tukhtarian) is a French-Armenian jeweler, dubbed the "Father of Modern Jewelry". Included are Samuelian's articles on Vendome's "Pearls" exhibition at the New York Museum of Natural History.

Dates: 2001

Vachag, 1998

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 49
Scope and Contents

Bits of information on the exhibiton of paintings by artist, Vachag (Vachik Ter Sarkissian) at the Pasadena Art Space.

Dates: 1998

Renald and Alek Tumasov, 1992

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 48
Scope and Contents

Samuelian's article on the refugee father and son painters, Renald and Alek Tumasov, who found success in the Cobra Fine Arts Gallery in San Francisco. Included are pictures of the artists with their paintings.

Dates: 1992

Apo Torosyan, 2000

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 47
Scope and Contents

Apo Torosyan is a contemporary artist whose work has been featured in numerous exhibitions across the country. Included are numerous newspaper clippings and pictures of Torosyan and his work. His "Bread Series" and "Immigration Installation" are particularly prominent.

Dates: 2000

Zarouhi Piliguian, 2000

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

Zarouhi Piliguian is a painter whose work reflects her perspectives on womanhood, motherhood, and her experience as an immigrant. Included are numerous articles on her as well as pictures of her work. There is also some correspondence between her and Samuelian.

Dates: 2000

Lenore Tolegian Hughes, 1999

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 46
Scope and Contents

Watercolor and collage artist Lenore Tolegian Hughes' work is informed by the Armenian Genocide during WWI and her themes revolve around religion, society, and womanhood. Included are photos of the artist and her work as well as advertisements and articles about her.

Dates: 1999

Hovsep Pushman, 1999

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents

Hovik Pushman was a renowned Armenian-American painter, considered one of the great artists of the 20th century. His work has been featured at MoMa, and various prestigious galleries in Europe. Included are articles and newspaper clippings about the artist and his work as well as photographs of his paintings.

Dates: 1999

Alina Mnatsakanian, 2004

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

Alina Mnatsakanian is a conceptual transmedia artist located in Burbank. Her work has been displayed in galleries in Southern California. Included are articles and various bits of information about her work, mostly in the form of ads. There is also correspondence between her and Samuelian, as well as photos of Mnatsakanian and her work.

Dates: 2004

Araik Tekvantz, 1997

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 45
Scope and Contents

Araik Tekvantz is an artist and ceramicist whose works have been displayed in the Glendale Armenian Center. There are photos of him and his work as well as short notes on him by Samuelian.

Dates: 1997

Paul Sarkisian, 1999

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents

Paul Sarkisian is a painter whose work has been featured in many prestigious museums. His paintings are so hyperreal, they seem like photographs of collages at first glance. Included are various articles on Sarkisian and photographs of him and his work.

Dates: 1999