Dr. David Low's talk "Pictures Between Worlds: Harput and New England in Dialogue," will explore long distance photographic dialogues and consider how pictures worked to solidify relationships and sustain communities during a period of great change.
Lisa Misakian and Gregory Jundanian share their recent work to document the vibrant Armenian-American community of Whitinsville, which in many ways has much in common with other North American communities where Armenians found and redefined themselves in the 19th and 20th centuries.
This special two-day, in person and Zoom event will highlight mid-19th century Armenian life and cultural history featured in the newly translated memoir of Setrak Timourian and his family’s migration from Gesaria (Kayseri) to Los Angeles.
Photos by Kirk tells the story of an Armenian Genocide survivor who immigrated to America in 1920 and worked as a photographer in the Bronx from the 1920s to 1970s.