New book was published on Iranian-Armenian painter Sumbat
Der Kiureghian
21-01-2010 17:00:00 | USA | Culture
SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY.
Armen Der Kiureghian, professor of engineering at the University
of California, Berkeley, has published a book about the life and
work of his father, Iranian-Armenian painter Sumbat Der
Kiureghian. The book presents Sumbat's biography and art, written by his
son, as well as 120 pages of color reproductions of Sumbat's
paintings, personal anecdotes and letters.
Der Kiureghian compiled the material over a period of nine
years, drawing on archival resources in Iran, Armenia and the
United States. The foreword is written by Armenian cultural
anthropologist Levon Abrahamian. Haroutiun Samuelian.
Sumbat particalarly painted Iranian and Armenian village
scenes and landscapes. According to www.mirrorspectator.com,
through his art, he played the role of a mediator between East
and West: he brought a European artistic style to Iran and he
introduced Iranian lifestyle, folk traditions and landscapes to
Western audiences.