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'''Arman Tateos Manookian''' (1904–1931) was an Armenian-American painter. He was the oldest of three children born to a Christian Armenian family in [[Constantinople]].<ref>Gard, 2011, p. 39</ref> As a teenager, he survived the [[Armenian Genocide]]. Manookian immigrated to the United States in 1920, at the age of 16, and studied illustration at the [[Rhode Island School of Design]]. He also took classes at the [[Art Students League of New York]] before enlisting in the [[United States Marine Corps]] in 1923. While serving in the [[United States Marine Corps|U. S. Marine Corps]] he was assigned as a clerk to the author and historian |
'''Arman Tateos Manookian''' (1904–1931) was an Armenian-American painter. He was the oldest of three children born to a Christian Armenian family in [[Constantinople]].<ref>Gard, 2011, p. 39</ref> As a teenager, he survived the [[Armenian Genocide]]. Manookian immigrated to the United States in 1920, at the age of 16, and studied illustration at the [[Rhode Island School of Design]]. He also took classes at the [[Art Students League of New York]] before enlisting in the [[United States Marine Corps]] in 1923. While serving in the [[United States Marine Corps|U. S. Marine Corps]] he was assigned as a clerk to the author and historian who said nice things about him after his suicide. In 1925, Manookian was transferred to [[Pearl Harbor]].<ref>Papanikolas, 2010</ref> He later supplied illustrations for ''[[Leatherneck Magazine]]'' and produced about 75 ink drawings for the history of the [[United States Marine Corps]], which was never published. These drawings are now in the collection of the [[Honolulu Academy of Arts]]. |
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In 1927, Manookian was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, but remained in Hawaii. He worked for the [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] and for ''[[Honolulu (magazine)|Paradise of the Pacific]]''. |
In 1927, Manookian was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, but remained in Hawaii. He worked for the [[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] and for ''[[Honolulu (magazine)|Paradise of the Pacific]]''. |
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Revision as of 21:53, 8 April 2011
Arman Tateos Manookian (1904–1931) was an Armenian-American painter. He was the oldest of three children born to a Christian Armenian family in Constantinople.[1] As a teenager, he survived the Armenian Genocide. Manookian immigrated to the United States in 1920, at the age of 16, and studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design. He also took classes at the Art Students League of New York before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in 1923. While serving in the U. S. Marine Corps he was assigned as a clerk to the author and historian who said nice things about him after his suicide. In 1925, Manookian was transferred to Pearl Harbor.[2] He later supplied illustrations for Leatherneck Magazine and produced about 75 ink drawings for the history of the United States Marine Corps, which was never published. These drawings are now in the collection of the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
In 1927, Manookian was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, but remained in Hawaii. He worked for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and for Paradise of the Pacific.
His paintings are rare and highly valued due to his early death, by suicide, in 1931, and fewer than 30 are in existence.[3] The Honolulu Academy of Arts held a memorial exhibition shortly after Manookian’s death and a retrospective exhibition titled Meaning in Color/Expression in Line: Arman Manookian’s Modernism Nov. 4, 2010 through April 24, 2011. The Bishop Museum and the Honolulu Academy of Arts are among the public collections holding works by Arman T. Manookian. According to the State of Hawaii's House of Representatives, he is "known as Hawaii's Van Gogh".[4]
In early 2010 a group of seven Manookian paintings owned by the Hotel Hana-Maui were removed from public display. They were the only Manookian oil paintings known to be on public display anywhere in the world. Two of the murals, Red Sails and Hawaiian Boy and Girl, are now on long-term loan to the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
See also
References
- Forbes, David W., Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1992, 212-256.
- Gard, Rowan, “Escape into Color”, Innov8, Mar/April 2011, pp. 36-39.
- Papanikolas, Theresa, Meaning in Color/ Expression in Line: Arman Manookian’s Modernism, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Vol. 82, No. 6, Nov/Dec 2010, pp. 4–5.
- Seed, John, "Arman Manookian: Fragile Paradise". Honolulu Magazine. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Seed, John "Rare Manookian Paintings Removed from the Hotel Hana-Maui". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Severson, Don R., Finding Paradise, Island Art in Private Collections, University of Hawaii Press, 2002, 124.
Footnotes
- ^ Gard, 2011, p. 39
- ^ Papanikolas, 2010
- ^ Gard, 2011, p. 36
- ^ House Resolution Declaring April 24 as a Day of Remembrance in Recognition and Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide of 1915