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The California State University, Fresno
Armenian Studies Program
presents the
Sixth Annual Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan
Lectures in Armenian Studies
Part I: " The Armenian Painters of Constantinople at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries"
by
Dr. Levon Chookaszian
Dr. Levon Chookaszian, UNESCO chair of the Department of Art History at Yerevan State University, has been appointed the sixth Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies at Fresno State for the Fall 2006 semester. For many years he has been a Senior Fellow and Professor of Armenian Art at the Center for Armenian Studies at Yerevan State University, and a member of the National Committee of UNESCO in Armenia. Dr. Chookaszian is the author of more than 200 articles and reviews for scholarly journals and newspapers as well as numerous entries for encyclopedias. He is also the recipient of several prestigious grants that have helped him pursue his research in Armenian art history.
The history of Armenian painting of the 19th century is impossible to imagine without the painters who were active in Constantinople at that time. First of all must be mentioned the four representatives of the Manasse family, Rouben, Sebouh, Gaspar and Alexandre, who were mainly working for the imperial court. Oumed Hovhannes Beyzad(1809-1874), his student Abraham Sakayan(1821-1876), Bedros Srabian(1833-1898), Krikor Guetcheoghlou, Sarkis Diranian, Mgrdich Jivanian(1848-1906), Simon Hagopian and others are those Armenian painters of the 19th century whose legacy is still waiting its accurate evaluation.Their biography and heritage is not very well known, but even today the works of some of them periodically are sold in auctions of Constantinople.
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
7:30 p.m.
Alice Peters Auditorium * University Business Center * Fresno State
Free Admission
Relaxed parking in Lot J
For more information on any events, call the Armenian Studies Program office at
278-2669.
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