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4 Hye Sharzhoom DecenAer 2003 Hayden Herrera Introduces New Book About Artist Arshile Gorky Author Hayden Herr&a. Mitchell Pettis Staff Wfstff California State University, Re <no ,washonoredtoho <t Hay& n Herrera,foe author of aneMens&re newbtt^rapfr^v^fo^ Garfy.Ms life and Bfcp*(Finar, Straus and Giroux), telling the story of one of foe vanguards of modem parrdxrtg of the tweiairth century, Arshile Gody- In her talk, sponsored by foe Aimenian Studies Program and Aimenian Students Orgmmtbr^ Herrer a touc he d onthe mainpofots of her 767 page book, focusing Rftfoyon Goiky's chibhood,her> ta ge, sec retive personality ,andfoe tragic events thatultnmtelyl* dto hi suicide at foe age of forty-five. Born Vosdanig Adokfif Gorl^ was raised in Van, Aimenia where hefacedfoe horrors ofthe Armenian Genoc iie andthe pi afuldaath of hi mother,who died of starvation ixhis arm*. As a result of this tr&sma, Adonn change dhis name to Goikyandoftenposedas a Russian after axrrvmg xx the Touted is. *iHe didfi\waratobe associated with the starving Aimenians," Herrera said in an interview wah Profe ss or Barlow D er Mu^ydechiari. "Thft wis a team usedabtinthe 1920's.Hethougtt it would be a better thing to be Russian inteims of having success as an artist." Ctady's anc estry andchildhood also playedamajK role yriftuA his iTt Although he wa^ v^gue about his heriage (hi wife didn\ even knowhewas Armen&n)at\d child- hood, he still kept the two very close to his he art M a questionnare forthe Vbi- seum of Modern Ait askrtg what hisheritage meantto hi art, Goiky replied, "Everything." "All of Gcaky 's artistic subjectmatterc ame from his chiUhood experiences," said Herrera. Herrera's fe dure c oncloie dwih an explanation of the Series of disasters"that Gcakyfaced inthe lastfewyears of his life foatledto his suicide in 1948. l>tff£rft major txagedyhefaced wis a studiof re foatdestroyed27 ofhispaintiigf. Thenhewasdng- nosed wah colon cancer, which wis folbwed by a car accident where his pairing arm was paraded* Herrera believes the final deva ftatmgblow,hwever ,was the endmg of hi maniage after he found out his wife had an affair with one ctf his best friends. *1 Ve always thou^tfoat i he hadnothadfoe traumas thathe had in Armenn,he m^thave been able to cope with all of the se things thai happened at the end of his If e," Herrera said. Hesxera's motwaticoi for writing this biograpfy was prompted byfoe fact foat her fafoer married Goiky's wxloWjAgrois Marauder (Mougouch), She recalls Goiky's paintingbeingonthe walls of her house while she was growing yjpf and being f asc ivrted by them. "Ihere was a long f asc station with fois man re ally coming from family conne ction "she stated. 'Se was an incredibly sensuous p airier " Trained as an art historian Hesxera is also fe author of F^ida: A Siogrcpfy <$ Frida Kahlo. She currentlyresiiesinNewYoik City. Albert and Isabelle Kabrielian of Fresno Establish Two Endowed Scholarship Funds atFresno State Staff Report Dr. Dickran Kouy^iar«> Haig and Babel Beiberian Professor of Armenian Studie s ,announc edthat Albert and Isabelle Kabrielian of Fresno, 0* If omiahave e ftab hshe d two scholarship funds,the Albert and Isabelle Kabrielian Fhdowed Scholarshp for Armenian Studies and the Genevieve Tatoian Eh- dowed Scholarship for Aimenian Studies,tobeneft students enrolling in Aimenian Studies courses. Whena skedwlythey choseto e&ab&h a scholarshp at Fresno State, Isabelle Kabrielian responded, "Mr husband and I have alvays folbwed Aimennn Studies and Resno State at\d we fe el we have contribute dto a worfry cause. We wouM like to see Armenian Studies continue, especially when there i such an interest foere." Ihe Kabrie Hans kept are gular tie to foe University through Ifye Sharzhoom. "Armenian Studies i & necessity. Ihe Program does a good ph," said Kabrie Han. Albertandlsabelle Kabrielian weremairiedin 1946 and movedto Fresno in 1943. Albert Kabrielian wis originally from Hew Jersey, while Isabella Tatoian was from Chicago. Aftermovingto Resno, Albert was invoked inthe repair ard mi intenancetf appliance ,hter sellttgpartsforapplianc es. Isabelle attended Resno State and graduated with a degree in education. Sfe fc&igjttformore thanthsty>e ars at Jefferson Eleaerttary School xx Fresno, teachingfouith,fffo, and sixth grades. Rior to attending Fresno Sfcate she worked ttfe accounting field. Isabella's e>peri- a\cewas very happy ;&FrefttoStfte and she still contributes to the Abraou Assoc &txn> Abeit Kabrirlian's parents Levon and Mary Kabr ^ l&n,were fromlsmir andwhenhe wis nine months old, his mother returned wah him to Izmir because she was homesick. Due to the outbreak of World V&r l,foey could not return untilafter fe war.Kabrielian'sfa- ther served in the Uhaed aimy in Ranee. I&belle Kabrielian's natura Tatokn were from Kharpert. Ivtr Tatonn served as a Deacon at 3l Paul Aimennn Church for mar^ years. As a teenager he taugta school in Kharpeit and later was eaployedas a rug weaver andre- paredrugs. Ihe Genevieve Tatoian Fh- dowe d & ho hrship was e stab hshe d in memory of Genevieve Tatoian whopassedaw^mAuguitof2002 SV^e was bom in Chrago and attended and weffked at Nortlwrest- em X^uversiy for severalyears. In 19S6she move dto O^Hfoauawtere st^e was trained as aparalegal. She was an avid reader and believe dxx education. Althou^xshe was not regular attendee atthe Armenian Church,she was vwf cbse Id the Church,leading an exen^lary fcfe She had a great love of animals. Ihe fir A s cho krships f romthe two new endowments will be awarded inthe 2004-2005 academic year. Studentsmay applyfor tfe new scholarships as well as all other Armenian Studies scholarships by cordacting the Aimenian Studies &ogramorbygoingtofoe Armenian ^udies Bogram website at) www Aim^iiarifOidies .csufresno Dr. Ara Sanjian Gives Third Lecture on Mountainous Karabagh Hakop Tatakv a^ Staff Wfstff On We<toesday,November 19fo, 2003 alar^ audknee attendedfoe hst of foe three-part Armenian Studies ProgramKazan lecture series on**lhe Quest for hSwa&iXi- ous l^raba^i." Dr. Ara Sanjian, who i the Kazan Visiting Rofes- sor of Aimenian Studies this fall, fe cture don"1he Armenian Church xx K&untainous Karaba^ l^^der Soviet Pule." The firsttwo lectures x\ thi; series also dealt with topi: s regardir^^Io^dainousKaraba^. Dr. Sanjian presented a chro- nobgy of events foat involved foe Aimenian Clwrch hx Karab^ar^d foe oppression it faced from foe Soviet government from 1923 to 1989. His le cture toucheduponfoe activities of various Aimenian Church leaders in Karabagh and foeircontributionstothe Chriiiiar«- iy titfusregkm. Armenia adopted Christkriay sometine h fe earlyfourfo century. Neighboring Caucasian Al bania folbwed suit. The church of Am^ras ixthe Martuniregion of &fountainous Karaba^i, is one of foe oldest functioning Aimennn churches. The history of Ctaiitkft- iy xx the Aimenian provtttf e of Ait£3kh (fe oldname for Mountainous Karaba^i) had close links wah the developments xx Abania r^eM door. E&ty hx fe twentieth century, there were some 118 churches and 12 monasteries in Karabagh. In 1887,tiw construction of the biggest Aimenian Church inthe worUhadbeenc om- pleted xx Su^u. V>hen the Bolsheviks came to power in 1920, the Armenian Church and other churches f e & fe bellicose oppression from the So- vietUhion.Hi Holness Gevorg V feigned 1911-1930) witnessed some of foe worst attacks against the Armenian Church in Karabagh as well as h other parts of USSR Prior to fe 1940s fe Soviets wante dto c onplete lyridthe r ter ■ raory of Christianity and o^^er religions. Although fey eventual^ coul^\\conplete their task, they were hrge^ successful in cubing its activities. Particularfy in Kar^ba^^ foere were no active Christian servxes from the late 1930s to 1989. The Soviet policy changed scum what after 1941; the state now only wante dto controlthe alrea>3y h\rmbfedchurch. Thusfoe government was actively^wolved mfe selection of doirch leaders. Lto R: Bryan Bedrosian, Ashot Hagopian, Or. Ara Sanjan,and Edward Saliba. Ixi 1955, Catholicos Va&en I wis ekcted. He first manage dto have fifty Armenian lypewraers deliveredto Kar^ba^handin 1957 made his first visit to fe region. This was some feat at fe tine. Rsrfemttre,te stron^yadweated the return of Karabagh, llil'laihevan, and Akhikikk u* fe jurisdictionof Soviet Aimenn. Moscow wis quick to remind hin howv^tlvitthe Mope vfiiisjuxis* diction did not include things political. In 1988, Gafoolicos Va&en appointed the young bishop F^rgev Martxosnn as head ofthe church in MouEttarr^ous K^raba^,and,i\ 1989,the firstservicetookplace xx the Gandzasar monastery. The church had survived through turmoil and re sentment r* f^i^ba^xandnow ^wi&iessinga rebatl1!. Inallptwasonce agar^apraise- worthy lecture given by Dr. Sanjian,
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Title | 2003_12 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper December 2003 |
Alternative Title | Armenian Action, Vol. 25 No. 2 December 2003; Ethnic Supplement to the Collegian. |
Publisher | Armenian Studies Program, California State University, Fresno. |
Publication Date | 2003 |
Description | Published two to four times a year. The newspaper of the California State University, Fresno Armenian Students Organization and Armenian Studies Program. |
Subject | California State University, Fresno – Periodicals. |
Contributors | Armenian Studies Program; Armenian Students Organization, California State University, Fresno. |
Coverage | 1979-2014 |
Format | Newspaper print |
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Language | eng |
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Title | December 2003 Page 4 |
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Hye Sharzhoom
DecenAer 2003
Hayden Herrera Introduces New
Book About Artist Arshile Gorky
Author Hayden Herr&a.
Mitchell Pettis
Staff Wfstff
California State University,
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