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PRESENTATION OF A LEGACY OF ARMENIAN TREASURES TO FEATURE EDMOND AZADIAN
ARTS | AUGUST 6, 2013 4:01 PM
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BELMONT, Mass. - Edmond Y. Azadian will be the principal speaker at
the Boston-area launch of the book, A Legacy of Armenian Treasures:
The Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum, on Saturday, August 24, at 7:30
p.m. at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
(NAASR), 395 Concord Ave.
The event will be co-sponsored by the Armenian Mirror-Spectator
and NAASR.
The Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum in Southfield, Mich., is home to
a large and rich collection of Armenian art and artifacts, including
illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, rugs and carpets, sacred
vessels and vestments, textiles and embroidery, ceramics, metalwork,
paintings, coins, and objects from the ancient kingdom of Urartu.
The newly-published volume, A Legacy of Armenian Treasures, features
more than 160 of the museum's most vital and beautiful pieces, each
reproduced in full color and accompanied by a detailed entry. The book
features a Foreword by Thomas F. Mathews of New York University and an
Introduction by Edmond Y. Azadian; Sylvie Merian of the Pierpont Morgan
Library served as the Editorial Coordinator and museum director Lucy
Ardash was the General Coordinator. Essays by nine renowned scholars
of Armenian art and artifacts shed light not only on the artistic
significance of these objects but also on their cultural context.
At this book launch event, Azadian will provide background information
in the development of the Manoogian Museum and the creation of A
Legacy of Armenian Treasures. Introductory remarks will be given by
Alin Gregorian, editor of the Armenian Mirror-Spectator, and Marc
Mamigonian, director of Academic Affairs, NAASR.
A Legacy of Armenian Treasures will be available for one night only
at a special sale price of $60 including sales tax (regular price
$75.00 plus tax).
More information about this program may be had by e-mailing
[email protected], or writing to NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
- See more at:
http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2013/08/06/presentation-of-a-legacy-of-armenian-treasures-to-feature-edmond-azadian/#sthash.X7gWdmLe.dpuf
ARTS | AUGUST 6, 2013 4:01 PM
________________________________
BELMONT, Mass. - Edmond Y. Azadian will be the principal speaker at
the Boston-area launch of the book, A Legacy of Armenian Treasures:
The Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum, on Saturday, August 24, at 7:30
p.m. at the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
(NAASR), 395 Concord Ave.
The event will be co-sponsored by the Armenian Mirror-Spectator
and NAASR.
The Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum in Southfield, Mich., is home to
a large and rich collection of Armenian art and artifacts, including
illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, rugs and carpets, sacred
vessels and vestments, textiles and embroidery, ceramics, metalwork,
paintings, coins, and objects from the ancient kingdom of Urartu.
The newly-published volume, A Legacy of Armenian Treasures, features
more than 160 of the museum's most vital and beautiful pieces, each
reproduced in full color and accompanied by a detailed entry. The book
features a Foreword by Thomas F. Mathews of New York University and an
Introduction by Edmond Y. Azadian; Sylvie Merian of the Pierpont Morgan
Library served as the Editorial Coordinator and museum director Lucy
Ardash was the General Coordinator. Essays by nine renowned scholars
of Armenian art and artifacts shed light not only on the artistic
significance of these objects but also on their cultural context.
At this book launch event, Azadian will provide background information
in the development of the Manoogian Museum and the creation of A
Legacy of Armenian Treasures. Introductory remarks will be given by
Alin Gregorian, editor of the Armenian Mirror-Spectator, and Marc
Mamigonian, director of Academic Affairs, NAASR.
A Legacy of Armenian Treasures will be available for one night only
at a special sale price of $60 including sales tax (regular price
$75.00 plus tax).
More information about this program may be had by e-mailing
[email protected], or writing to NAASR, 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
- See more at:
http://www.mirrorspectator.com/2013/08/06/presentation-of-a-legacy-of-armenian-treasures-to-feature-edmond-azadian/#sthash.X7gWdmLe.dpuf