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    Argophilia Travel News
    Feb 15 2014


    Yerevan Celebrates Mkrtich Sedrakyan at National Gallery


    Published on Feb 15, 2013 by Phillip Butler
    Tomorrow the National Gallery of Armenia plays host to an exhibition
    by world famous painter Mkrtich Sedrakyan (1922-2009). The opening
    marks the celebration of what would have been Sedrakyan's 90th
    birthday.

    According to the news, the exhibition will be comprised of portraits,
    many of which will be shown for the first time ever. The artist's
    works are famed for exhibiting Armenia's often troubled past and the
    struggle his countrymen have made over the years.

    For those unfamiliar Mkrtich Sedrakyan received his education in
    Echmiadzin, later moving to Yerevan, where he continued his schooling.
    In 1938 he began attending the school of fine arts of Yerevan, but
    entered the war as a volunteer in 1941, without graduating. His
    participation in what was known as the Great Patriotic War from 1941
    to 1945, heavily influenced his work. He is one of Armenia and the
    region's most celebrated and awarded artists.

    The gallery has created a Facebook presence for the artist here, for
    those who would like to see more of his fantastic works. For more
    infomation about tomorrow's opening, readers may want to read the
    original press here. The gallery is located at: 1 Arami Street
    (Entrance from Republic Square), Yerevan 0010, Republic of Armenia.
    The image of Sedrakyan's 'Vardananq' below, is courtesy the artist's
    Facebook.

    http://www.argophilia.com/news/yerevan-celebrates-mkrtich-sedrakyan/28275/

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