AZG Armenian Daily #065, 14/04/2005
Diaspora
IN HONOR OF HENRIK IGITIAN
The Congress of the friends of the UCLA Chair of the Armenian Studies after
Narekatsi was created to assist the activities of the chair by Peter Caw,
the head of the chair. Famous representatives of intelligentsia,
public-national figures were invited to the annual dinner. On April 10,
Henrik Igitian became the honorable guest of the second annual dinner at the
UCLA Faculty Center. The Los Angeles-based Nor Or weekly informed about
that, touching upon Igitian’s activities. He is the establisher of the first
Children’s Aesthetic Center in the territory of the former Soviet Union and
the unique Modern Art Museum. Henrik Igitian became the author of many books
on art and albums. Shoghak Hovhannisian from Chicago represented the
activities of Henrik Igitian. Mr. Igitian was awarded Narekatsi medal by
Parouyr Hakobian and Peter Cawe.
By the assistance of Henrik Igitian the exhibition of 50 Armenian children’s
paintings was opened at the AGBU Manukian center on April 7.
By Melania Badalian
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress