Background
Hovannes, John was born on December 31, 1900 in Smyrna, Turkey. Son of Artin and Ibraxi (Mgerdichian) Hovannesian.
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John Hovannes
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Education
Student Rhode Island School of Design, 1922-1924. Scholarhip award Copley Society of Boston, 1925. Beaux Arts Institute of Design, New York City, 1926.
Career
Came to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1936. Teacher private classes, 1927-1973. Instructor Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Art, New York City, 1944-1973, Bennett Junior College, Millbrook, New York, 1943-1945, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, 1943-1944, American Red Cross General Halloran Hospital, Staten Island, New York, 1943-1944, instructor Art Students League of New York City, 1945-1973, Great Neck Art Association, Long Island, 1946-1973.
Exhibitions: Metropolitan Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum of America Art, Riverside Museum, National Academy of Design, The The Art Institute of Chicago of Chicago, The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Principal works: Mother and Child in George Gershwin collection: Laundry Workers, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey.
Received Guggenheim Scholarship, 1940-1941, Eugene Meyer award, 1941, Wings for victory Competition Award.
Achievements
Membership
Member Sculptor’s Guild, Audubon Artists Association, Armenian Students Association.
Connections
Married Josephine Daminano, 1928.
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Died
April, 1973 (aged 72)