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Arshile Gorky (1904-1948)  

Aliases: Voštanik Sedraki Adoyan; Arčill Gorki; Arshile Gorkij; Adoian Gorky; Vosdanig Manoog Gorky
Professions: Painter

Biography

(b Dzov, Turkish Armenia, 15 April 1904; d Sherman, CT, 21 July 1948). American painter of Armenian birth. One of the most illustrious artists of the post-war New York School, he began his life in possibly the most obscure circumstances of any international modern master. His father emigrated to the USA to avoid conscription into the Turkish Army in World War I; in the Turkish persecution of the Armenians, Gorky’s mother died in her son’s ... (view more)

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Literature: Books and Other References on Gorky

'Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective of Drawings'
by Janie C. Lee, Melvin P. Lader
'Black Angel: The Life of Arshile Gorky'
by Nouritza Matossian
'Arshile Gorky: The Implications of Symbols'
by Harry Rand
'Arshile Gorky (Modern Masters Series, Vol. 8)'
by Melvin Lader

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Web Resources with information about Gorky - 5

Guggenheim Collection - Artist - Gorky - Biography
MoMA.org | The Collection | Arshile Gorky. (American, born Armenia. 1904-1948)
Guardian Unlimited Arts | Arts features | The Artist and His ...
Arshile Gorky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Armenian Church | Arshile Gorky