AVEDIS PATIGIAN Van'ın İlk Fotoğrafçısı

OSMANLI ERMENİ EDİTÖR
10,5 x 6,5 cm

The first Ottoman Photographer in Van

"His father Avedis was interested in visual art too, and was the first person to take up photography in Van." **

** from the life story of Haig Patigian:

(The growth of the Armenian American community in the early twentieth century included the names of various artists. One of them was the sculptor Haig Patigian.

He was born in Van on January 22, 1876. His parents were teachers at the American Mission School.

His father Avedis was interested in visual art too, and was the first person to take up photography in Van.

However, when the Turkish authorities noticed him walking around the city and photographing picturesque scenery, they accused him of selling photos of Van’s fortifications to the Russians. He fled to the Caucasus in 1888 and traveled to the United States, settling in Fresno, California. In 1891 he was able to send for his family. His wife Marine and their five children (a sixth would be born in America) were able to make their way to Fresno. He eventually would purchase a ranch and set to produce raisins.)

Article:

thisweekinarmenianhistory.blogspot.com/2017/02/birth-of-haig-patigian-january-22-1876