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Armenian Museum of America
65 Main St., Watertown, MA. 02472
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THE ARMENIAN MUSEUM OF AMERICA, INC.
AND
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ARMENIAN STUDIES AND RESEARCH
Present An Illustrated Lecture
TIME & DATE:
Thursday
February 6, 2014
at 7:30 PM
LOCATION:
NAASR Center
395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA
ADMISSION:
Free
(Donations Appreciated)
Reception Following Program
The NAASR Bookstore will open at 7:00 PM
Parking is available around the NAASR building
and in adjacent areas
The Armenians of the Crimea and Romania as Seen Through Their Art
by
Dr. Levon Chookaszian
UNESCO Professor of Armenian Art History, Yerevan State University
The Study of the artistic legacy of the Armenians in medieval Crimea
and Romania allows for the reconstruction and imagining, to a certain
degree, of a broader picture, a kind of mosaic of the culture of
immigrants from Armenia. The Armenian churches, monasteries, and
illustrated manuscripts are the main art works testifying to the
presence of Armenians in medieval Crimea and Romania and their
cultural activity there. Prof. Levon Chookaszian will explore this
rich, but for many, little known cultural heritage.
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.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
