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1922 Indianapolis, Indiana - 2018 New Mexico. Known for: Lithography, calligraphy, abstraction, mod still life painting.
Garo Antreasian, born February 16, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana has been involved with lithography since the age of seventeen. He was first introduced to the medium by discovering a deserted hand... Read full biography
Garo Antreasian, born February 16, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana has been involved with lithography since the age of seventeen. He was first introduced to the medium by discovering a deserted hand press at Arsenal Technical High School in his hometown of Indianapolis. He received his formal art... Read full biography
Garo Antreasian, born February 16, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana has been involved with lithography since the age of seventeen. He was first introduced to the medium by discovering a deserted hand press at Arsenal Technical High School in his hometown of Indianapolis. He received his formal art education at the Herron in Indianapolis, receiving his BFA degree in 1948. He also studied printmaking with Will Barnet in New York at the Art Students League, and Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 in... Read full biography
Garo Antreasian, born February 16, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana has been involved with lithography since the age of seventeen. He was first introduced to the medium by discovering a deserted hand press at Arsenal Technical High School in his hometown of Indianapolis. He received his formal art education at the Herron in Indianapolis, receiving his BFA degree in 1948. He also studied printmaking with Will Barnet in New York at the Art Students League, and Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 in the late forties. During the 1950s, while working as an instructor at the Herron School of Art, he began to create color lithographs. In 1960, he was invited to be the first technical director of the new Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles,... Read full biography
Garo Antreasian, born February 16, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana has been involved with lithography since the age of seventeen. He was first introduced to the medium by discovering a deserted hand press at Arsenal Technical High School in his hometown of Indianapolis. He received his formal art education at the Herron in Indianapolis, receiving his BFA degree in 1948. He also studied printmaking with Will Barnet in New York at the Art Students League, and Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 in the late forties. During the 1950s, while working as an instructor at the Herron School of Art, he began to create color lithographs. In 1960, he was invited to be the first technical director of the new Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, which moved to the University of New Mexico in 1970. During this time he worked to promote the art of lithography among American artists.... Read full biography
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Garo Antreasian, born February 16, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana has been involved with lithography since the age of seventeen. He was first introduced to the medium by discovering a deserted hand press at Arsenal Technical High School in his hometown of Indianapolis. He received his formal art education at the Herron in Indianapolis, receiving his BFA degree in 1948. He also studied printmaking with Will Barnet in New York at the Art Students League, and Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17 in the late forties.
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