PRESS RELEASE
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Avenue
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel.: 617-489-1610
E-mail: [email protected]
LECTURE AT NAASR BY LEVON CHOOKASZIAN
ON ART OF ARMENIANS OF CRIMEA AND ROMANIA
Prof. Levon Chookaszian will give an illustrated lecture
entitled “The Armenians of the Crimea and Romania as Seen Through
Their Art,” on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. at the
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), 395
Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA. The lecture is co-sponsored by the
Armenian Museum of America, Inc., and NAASR.
Prof. Levon Chookaszian is the UNESCO Professor of
Armenian Art History at Yerevan State University and one of the
leading authorities in the world on Armenian art. He is the author of
two monographs: one on the art of 13th century Armenian miniaturist
Grigor (Grigor Tsaghkogh, 1986), and the other on the art of the
painter Arshag Fetvadjian (Arshag Fetvadjian, 2011). He has published
four hundred articles and reviews for scholarly journals and
newspapers on Armenian art.
Chookaszian has taught at Yerevan State University since
1978 and is one of the founders of the department of art history. In
1996 he established the UNESCO Chair of Armenian Art History. Since
1992 he has delivered around two hundred lectures at universities,
libraries, and museums across the United States, Canada, Great
Britain, Italy, Lebanon, Greece, Germany, France, Hungary, and
Romania.
More information about Chookaszian’s lecture may be had by
calling 617-489-1610, faxing 617-484-1759, e-mailing [email protected], or
writing to NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
Belmont, MA
January 17, 2014
From: Baghdasarian