The microfilmed Garo Z. Antreasian papers contain biographical information; and files on mural projects, printmakers, print collections, and art organizations. Also included are materials related to Antreasian's lectures, workshops, art juries, conferences, and his print sales. Exhibition announcements; catalogs; invitations; writings and lectures on printmaking; clippings; sketches and a lithograph (Christmas card); and photographs of Antreasian and his works (undated and 1948-1979) are also included in the collection.
Biographical / Historical:
Garo Z. Antreasian (1922-2018) was a painter, lithographer, and educator in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He studied at the Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana. Antreasian was closely associated with the Tamarind Lithography Workshop, serving as its first technical director and master printer in 1960. He wrote extensively on the technical and aesthetic aspects of printmaking.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the oral history interview with Garo Zareh Antreasian, 1974 March 29 and the microfilmed Tamarind Lithography Workshop records, 1954-1984.
The University of New Mexico University Libraries, Center for Southwest Research holds the Garo Z. Antreasian papers, 1942-2005 (bulk 1950-1990).
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming 1984 by Garo Z. Antreasian. Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
