Arshile Gorky
Painting, Visual Artist
1904 – 1948
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Who was Arshile Gorky?
Arshile Gorky was an Armenian-American painter, who had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism. As such, his works were often speculated to have been informed by the suffering and loss he experienced of the Armenian Genocide.
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- Born
- Apr 15, 1904
Van Vilayet - Also known as
- Vostanik Manuk Adoyan
- Vosdanig Manoug Atoian
- Ոստանիկ Մանուկ Ադոեան
- Vosdanig Adoian
- Spouses
- Agnes Magruder
(1941/09/13 - )
- Agnes Magruder
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Armenian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Armenia
- Profession
- Education
- National Academy Museum and School
- Lived in
- Van
- Died
- Jul 21, 1948
Sherman
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on July 23, 2013
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