The Man Who Made Arshile Gorky Dance

Artist and musician Yenovk Der Hagopian immigrated to United States in the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide and settled in Watertown along with fellow Vanetzi Arshile Gorky. Der Hagopian was known as a folk singer but he was also a refined painter and sculptor. In this video, Curator Gary Lind-Sinanian displays one of his paintings as well as some of his recordings in our collection.