page_title: Arshile Gorky
hierarchical_section_title: Arshile Gorky
caption_attribution_description: English: Gorky photographed for the Works Progress Administration. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 13 East 37th St.; New York CityLocation:Mural Dept Mr. Arshile Gorky; Date: 12/10/36; Negative No.: P233; Photographer: Von Urban.
context_page_description: Arshile Gorky was an Armenian-born American painter.
  Gorky had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism. Gorky was born in the village of Khorgom, situated on the shores of Lake Van. It is not known exactly when he was born: it was sometime between 1903 and 1905.In later years Arshile Gorky was vague about even the date of his birth, changing it from year to year. In 1910 his father emigrated to America to avoid the draft, leaving his family behind in the town of Van.
context_section_description: Arshile Gorky (born Vostanik Adoyan; April 15, 1905 – July 21, 1948) was an Armenian-born American painter.
  Gorky had a seminal influence on Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism. Gorky was born in the village of Khorgom, situated on the shores of Lake Van (Vana Lij). It is not known exactly when he was born: it was sometime between 1903 and 1905.In later years Arshile Gorky was vague about even the date of his birth, changing it from year to year. In 1910 his father emigrated to America to avoid the draft, leaving his family behind in the town of Van (Armenia).
caption: Arshile Gorky, 1936
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