Armenia III/The Church
Artist
Dionne Haroutunian
MediumLinoleum carving and chine-colle print
Dimensions26 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (66.7 x 50.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
Armenia is the country where my father was born the year of the genocide (1915). To me, the Armenian church presents many meanings. From an architectural point-of-view it is always a powerful and simple building with few windows, made from local stones. Its power symbolizes the fate of a people who survived relentless attacks from their neighbors over 20 centuries and their willingness to remain faithful to their spirituality and culture.