Panos Terlemezian
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Panos Terlemezian was an Armenian painter, recognized with the People's Artist of Armenian SSR
title in 1935. One of the leaders of Van Resistance
, 1915.
, Western Armenia
, Ottoman Empire
in 1865. His father was a farmer. He received primary education in Van Central college (1881-1886) that he graduated with honours and was employed as a teacher. When a student he entered a youth group fighting against sultan's government, because of it he had been subjected to the persecution all life long. His role in liberation movement that had been carried in Western Armenia is important.
He continued education and majored in fine arts. He finished an art society school in Saint-Petersburg (1895—1897), then in 1899-1904 he studied at Académie Julian
, a private art school in Paris.
Terlemezian also befriended, painted, and roomed with Komitas Vardapet during Komitas's years in the Ottoman Empire.
In 1909, Panos Terlemezian was elected as a mayor of Van
. In 1915 he had been elected a so-called “member of temporary military government”, having direct participation in Van
battles for self-defence and became one of the leaders of Van Resistance
.
After the Armenian Genocide
he lived in France, Italy, Spain, and USA. In 1928, after the Sovetization of Armenia
, he moved to Yerevan
. Influenced by impressionism, he became the author of industrial pictures (1929-31, National Gallery of Armenia
).
The contribution of Panos Terlemezyan in Armenian fine arts is invaluable. He was rated highly and the art works of Panos Terlemezyan were appreciated in Armenia, the arts school established in Yerevan in 1921, was named after him in 1941.
People's Artist
People's Artist is a honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states , as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR....
title in 1935. One of the leaders of Van Resistance
Van Resistance
The Siege of Van, Resistance at Van, Van Resistance or Van Rebellion, Van Revolt , Armenian Revolution at Van was an insurgency against the Ottoman Empire's attempts to massacre the Armenian population in the vilâyet of Van...
, 1915.
Biography
Terlemezian was born in Aygestan, located in the vicinity of the city of VanVan, Turkey
Van is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of the Kurdish-majority Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's official population in 2010 was 367,419, but many estimates put this as much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan...
, Western Armenia
Western Armenia
Western Armenia is a term, primarily used by Armenians, to refer to Armenian-inhabited areas of the Armenian Highland that were part of the Ottoman Empire and now are part of the Republic of Turkey....
, Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in 1865. His father was a farmer. He received primary education in Van Central college (1881-1886) that he graduated with honours and was employed as a teacher. When a student he entered a youth group fighting against sultan's government, because of it he had been subjected to the persecution all life long. His role in liberation movement that had been carried in Western Armenia is important.
He continued education and majored in fine arts. He finished an art society school in Saint-Petersburg (1895—1897), then in 1899-1904 he studied at Académie Julian
Académie Julian
The Académie Julian was an art school in Paris, France.Rodolphe Julian established the Académie Julian in 1868 at the Passage des Panoramas, as a private studio school for art students. The Académie Julian not only prepared students to the exams at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts, but offered...
, a private art school in Paris.
Terlemezian also befriended, painted, and roomed with Komitas Vardapet during Komitas's years in the Ottoman Empire.
In 1909, Panos Terlemezian was elected as a mayor of Van
Van, Turkey
Van is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of the Kurdish-majority Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's official population in 2010 was 367,419, but many estimates put this as much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan...
. In 1915 he had been elected a so-called “member of temporary military government”, having direct participation in Van
Van, Turkey
Van is a city in southeastern Turkey and the seat of the Kurdish-majority Van Province, and is located on the eastern shore of Lake Van. The city's official population in 2010 was 367,419, but many estimates put this as much higher with a 1996 estimate stating 500,000 and former Mayor Burhan...
battles for self-defence and became one of the leaders of Van Resistance
Van Resistance
The Siege of Van, Resistance at Van, Van Resistance or Van Rebellion, Van Revolt , Armenian Revolution at Van was an insurgency against the Ottoman Empire's attempts to massacre the Armenian population in the vilâyet of Van...
.
After the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
he lived in France, Italy, Spain, and USA. In 1928, after the Sovetization of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, he moved to Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
. Influenced by impressionism, he became the author of industrial pictures (1929-31, National Gallery of Armenia
National Gallery of Armenia
The National Gallery of Armenia is one of the biggest museums of the Republic of Armenia, locate in its capital, Yerevan.-History:...
).
The contribution of Panos Terlemezyan in Armenian fine arts is invaluable. He was rated highly and the art works of Panos Terlemezyan were appreciated in Armenia, the arts school established in Yerevan in 1921, was named after him in 1941.