Sarkis Erganian

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Sarkis Erganian
Սարգիս Էրկանեան
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Born1870 (1870)
Trebizond (Trabzon), Ottoman Empire
Died1950 (aged 7980)

Sarkis Erganian (Armenian : Սարգիս Երկանյան; 1870 in Trabzon, Ottoman Empire – 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an Ottoman Armenian painter. [1]

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References

  1. La Coss, Louis (March 23, 1930). "Sarkis Erganian, Armenian Artist". The Globe-Democrat Newspaper. St. Louis.