Portrait study of Garabed Hovnanian
Date
Date unknownMedium
Graphite on tracing paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
16 3/4 x 13 3/4 in.Description & Inscriptions
[bottom left in graphite]: Garabed Hovnanian; [bottom right in graphite]: C.S.
Having fled Istanbul for Nice, France in the 1920s, Garabed Hovnanian (1898-1970) practiced as an architect until he moved to Philadelphia in 1932 at the request of a friend. Hovnanian soon adopted the Christian Science faith of his hosts and later became an active member of the church in Kansas City, where he died.
Having fled Istanbul for Nice, France in the 1920s, Garabed Hovnanian (1898-1970) practiced as an architect until he moved to Philadelphia in 1932 at the request of a friend. Hovnanian soon adopted the Christian Science faith of his hosts and later became an active member of the church in Kansas City, where he died.
