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    PRESS RELEASE
    National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
    395 Concord Avenue
    Belmont, MA 02478
    Phone: 617-489-1610
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Website: www.naasr.org
    Contact: Marc A. Mamigonian

    NAASR LECTURE ON OTTOMAN ARMENIAN

    PHOTOGRAPHS IN GETTY MUSEUM




    Van Aroian of Worcester, MA, will give an illustrated lecture on
    "Armenian Photographs in the Getty Museum," at the Center and
    Headquarters of the National Association for Armenian Studies and
    Research (NAASR), 395 Concord Ave., Belmont, MA, on Thursday evening,
    October 13, at 8:00 p.m.

    The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, houses the Getty Research
    Library, which contains an impressive collection of Ottoman photographs.
    This collection is an invaluable resource for Ottoman scholars,
    ethnographers, historians of Ottoman photography, and students of
    Armenian Ottoman life. Furthermore, this collection provides a valuable
    resource for an investigator interested in developing the significant
    contribution of Armenian photographers to the early development of
    photography throughout the Ottoman Empire.


    Sampling of an Important Collection


    The program will provide a visual presentation and sampling of the
    Ottoman photo collection at the Getty Research Institute, with a focus
    on its Armenian flavor and contributions. On a fundamental level this
    collection provides investigators with a rare opportunity actually to
    see aspects of Ottoman life and culture - a presentation of a world in
    transition captured for succeeding generations. These photos will
    provide us the opportunity to walk down memory lane and share together
    some social and historic commentary.

    Van Aroian spent some six weeks in 1999-2001 looking through the Getty's
    Ottoman photograph collection. He first presented the results of his
    investigations into the Getty's collection in an article in NAASR's
    Journal of Armenian Studies (vol. 7, no.1, Fall-Winter 2002-2003)
    entitled "Ottoman Photographs at the J. Paul Getty Research Institute:
    Armenian Themes and Contributions." There he offered an overview of the
    collection and provided detailed analyses of several photographs of
    direct or indirect relevance to the Armenians.

    Aroian earned a BA at Boston University and MA in Middle Eastern Studies
    at Harvard University. He was a fellow in Urban Geography at Clark
    University and an Urban Planner and Deputy Director of the Worcester
    Redevelopment Authority. He later joined his brother in-law, Kevork,
    and wife Mary Balekdjian Aroian in importing and retailing Oriental
    carpets. He is currently a member of the NAASR Board of Directors.

    More information on Aroian's lecture or seminar or about
    NAASR and its programs for the furtherance of Armenian studies,
    research, and publication may be had by calling 617-489-1610, by fax at
    617-484-1759, by e-mail at [email protected], or by writing to NAASR, 395
    Concord Ave., Belmont, MA 02478.
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