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1925 Kropotkin, Russia - 2007 Yerevan, Iran. Known for: Modernist painting, sculpture, etching, acting, teaching, gallery owning.
GRIGORIAN, Marcos. (Marcos [better known as Marco] Grigorian, b. Kropotkin, Russia, 5 December 1925; d. Yerevan, 27 August 2007), Iranian-Armenian artist, actor, teacher, gallery owner, and collector... Read full biography
GRIGORIAN, Marcos. (Marcos [better known as Marco] Grigorian, b. Kropotkin, Russia, 5 December 1925; d. Yerevan, 27 August 2007), Iranian-Armenian artist, actor, teacher, gallery owner, and collector who played a pioneering role in the development of Iranian modern art. LIFE. The youngest of three... Read full biography
GRIGORIAN, Marcos. (Marcos [better known as Marco] Grigorian, b. Kropotkin, Russia, 5 December 1925; d. Yerevan, 27 August 2007), Iranian-Armenian artist, actor, teacher, gallery owner, and collector who played a pioneering role in the development of Iranian modern art. LIFE. The youngest of three children, Marco was born to Bagrat Grigorian and Šušanik Mangoian, both born in Kars, Armenia (Grigorian, 1989, p. 127). Before Marco was born, his parents defected to Kropotkin, Russia, and moved to... Read full biography
GRIGORIAN, Marcos. (Marcos [better known as Marco] Grigorian, b. Kropotkin, Russia, 5 December 1925; d. Yerevan, 27 August 2007), Iranian-Armenian artist, actor, teacher, gallery owner, and collector who played a pioneering role in the development of Iranian modern art. LIFE. The youngest of three children, Marco was born to Bagrat Grigorian and Šušanik Mangoian, both born in Kars, Armenia (Grigorian, 1989, p. 127). Before Marco was born, his parents defected to Kropotkin, Russia, and moved to Tabriz when he was five. In the same year Marco's mother died of appendicitis, and his father moved the family to Tehran. In 1937, his father remarried, and they moved to New Julfa, in Isfahan. Marco was fifteen when his family moved back to Tehran... Read full biography
GRIGORIAN, Marcos. (Marcos [better known as Marco] Grigorian, b. Kropotkin, Russia, 5 December 1925; d. Yerevan, 27 August 2007), Iranian-Armenian artist, actor, teacher, gallery owner, and collector who played a pioneering role in the development of Iranian modern art. LIFE. The youngest of three children, Marco was born to Bagrat Grigorian and Šušanik Mangoian, both born in Kars, Armenia (Grigorian, 1989, p. 127). Before Marco was born, his parents defected to Kropotkin, Russia, and moved to Tabriz when he was five. In the same year Marco's mother died of appendicitis, and his father moved the family to Tehran. In 1937, his father remarried, and they moved to New Julfa, in Isfahan. Marco was fifteen when his family moved back to Tehran again in 1940. He attended Alborz College and later Kamal-al-Molk Art School in 1948. Upon graduation in 1950, Marco went to Rome, and en... Read full biography
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GRIGORIAN, Marcos
(Marcos [better known as Marco] Grigorian, b. Kropotkin, Russia, 5 December 1925; d. Yerevan, 27 August 2007), Iranian-Armenian artist, actor, teacher, gallery owner, and collector who played a pioneering role in the development of Iranian modern art.
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The youngest of three children, Marco was born to Bagrat Grigorian and Šušanik Mangoian, both born in Kars, Armenia (Grigorian, 1989, p. 127). Before Marco was born, his parents defected to Kropotkin, Russia, and moved to Tabriz when he was five. In the same year Marco's mother died of appendicitis, and his father moved the family to Tehran. In 1937, his father remarried, and they moved to New Julfa, in Isfahan. Marco was fifteen when his family moved ba...But wait, there's more...
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