Hovsep Pushman
Hovsep Pushman was an American artist of Armenian background. He was known for his contemplative still lifes and sensitive portraits of women, often in exotic dress. He was most closely associated during his lifetime with the Grand Central Art Galleries, which represented him from its opening in 1922 until his death in 1966.
Hovsep Pushman was born and grew up in the town of Dikranagerd in Asia Minor, where his family, originally Pushmanian, was in the carpet business. Pushman showed artistic ability early, and at agewas the youngest student ever admitted to Istanbuls Imperial School of Fine Arts.
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