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Marcos Grigorian

Marcos Grigorian was an Armenian and Iranian painter and sculptor (1925–2007). He was born at Kropotkin and died at Yerevan.

Also recorded as Marco Grigorian; Markos Grigorian.

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Recognition and collections

Marcos Grigorian received honorary citizen of Yerevan. Work by Marcos Grigorian is held by Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Armenia and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Identity

What the record establishes about Marcos Grigorian.

Midsummer Night #10 is dated 1991 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2012.357). The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 2 objects associated with this heading. Untitled is dated 1963 and held by Museum of Modern Art (inventory 48.1965). Marcos Grigorian is recorded with the citizenship of Armenia and Iran. Museum of Modern Art records 1 object associated with this heading. Marcos Grigorian is recorded as painter and sculptor.

Open Library catalogues 1 work under this name. Near East Art Museum is dated 1993. Earth works is dated 1989.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

GRIGORIAN, Marcos, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 9 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Marcos Grigorian studied at Alborz High School.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract and portrait.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Tehran and Rome.

Work by Marcos Grigorian is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Tate, National Gallery of Armenia and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Distinctions recorded are honorary citizen of Yerevan.

Chronology

  1. 1925Marcos Grigorian born at Kropotkin.
  2. 1963Untitled (Museum of Modern Art).
  3. 1963Untitled is dated 1963 and held by Museum of Modern Art (inventory 48.1965).
  4. 1989Earth works is dated 1989.
  5. 1989Earth works.
  6. 1991Midsummer Night #10 (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
  7. 1991Midsummer Night #10 is dated 1991 and held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 2012.357).
  8. 1993Near East Art Museum.
  9. 1993Near East Art Museum is dated 1993.
  10. 2007Marcos Grigorian died at Yerevan.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Grigorian, Gegam, Oxford Music Online, 2001

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Grigorian, Gigam (opera), Oxford Music Online, 1999

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    GRIGORIAN, Marcos, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    MARCOS GRIGORIAN, Eminent Persians, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Marcos Grigorian (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Marcos Grigorian (2 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q4282221: Marcos Grigorian

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Marcos Grigorian”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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