Hagop Kevorkian

Hagop Kevorkian (* 1872 in Kayseri, Ottoman Empire, † 1962 in New York ) was an American art collector and patron of Turkish- Armenian origin.

He graduated from Robert College in Istanbul and moved at the end of the 19th century to New York. There he collected art from the Orient and spread the knowledge in the United States over the ancient and medieval Armenia, Assyria, Persia and Turkey.

Beginning of the 20th century led Kevorkian excavations, 1903 in Arak in Iran and in 1907 in the ancient and medieval ruins Rayy (former capital of Iran ). The excavated artifacts were exhibited in 1911 in London and 1914 in New York. In the 1920s, the Anderson Gallery, New York, lacquered doors and tile mosaics made ​​from Isfahan as well as books, paintings, carpets and ceramics. In the 1930s, Kevorkian undertook archaeological expeditions with support from the University of Pennsylvania.

Collections

1929 auctioned Kevorkian the Mughal album, which includes calligraphy and paintings, and later became known under the name Kevorkian Album. Parts of the album are currently in Washington DC and in the Kevorkian Gallery of the Islamic Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ( New York City).

Honors

The foundation established by Kevorkian taught after his death Kevorkian Professor at Columbia University in New York, which is now occupied with Iran Hamid Dabashi scientists.

At New York University, the Kevorkian Center includes the Institute for the Middle East and a library.