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    Artist

  • Schiff, John, 1907-1976

    • Title

  • Portrait of Dikran G. Kelekian, undated

  • Physical Description

    1 Photograph : black-and-white ; 10 x 8 inches / 25.5 x 20.5 cm., digital photograph

  • Summary

    The image shows a portrait photograph of Armenian art dealer Dikran G. Kelekian with a sculptural surface behind him. The verso of the photograph has a John Schiff stamp and "Armenian Art Dealer Dikran Kelekian" written in pen.

  • Depicted

    Kelekian, Dikran G., 1868-1951

  • Subject

    Portraits; Art dealers

  • Genre

    Photographs

  • Part Of

    John (Hans) and Trude Schiff Collection, AR 25082

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Dikran Kelekian, was a notable collector and dealer of Islamic art. Dikran Kelekian and his brother Kevork set themselves up in the antiquities business in Istanbul in 1892. The next year, Dikiran came to the United States as a commissioner for the Persian Paviliaon at the World's Columbia Exposition in Chicago. He soon established shops in New York, Paris, London, and Cairo, where he and his brother flourished as vendors selling works of art and antiquities.

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Citation

Schiff, John: Portrait of Dikran G. Kelekian, undated, Leo Baeck Institute, F 116 AR 25082.