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| native_name = Դարուհի Կամսարական
| native_name = Դարուհի Կամսարական
| native_name_lang = hy
| native_name_lang = hy
| other_names = Anne Sarag, Anna Sarag, Daria Kamsarakan
| other_names = Anne Sarag, Anna Sarag, Daria Kamsarakan, Taria Gamsaragan, Daruhi Gamsaragan
| birth_date = 24 April 1907
| birth_date = 24 April 1907
| birth_place = [[Alexandria]], Egypt
| birth_place = [[Alexandria]], Egypt
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| relatives = {{III|Tigran Kamsarakan|hy|Տիգրան Կամսարական}} (uncle)
| relatives = {{III|Tigran Kamsarakan|hy|Տիգրան Կամսարական}} (uncle)
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'''Daria Gamsaragan''' (1907–1986; {{Langx|hy|'''Դարուհի Կամսարական'''}}) was an Egyptian-born Armenian visual artist and writer, known for her work as a sculptor and [[medalist]]. She specialized in miniature sculpture, and worked for jewelers and fashion houses. She used the [[pseudonym]] of '''Anne Sarag''' for her writings.<ref name="Benezit-2011" /><ref name="Rivière-2017">{{Cite book |last=Rivière |first=Anne |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dictionnaire_des_sculptrices_en_France/L-MntAEACAAJ?hl=en |title=Dictionnaire des Sculptrices en France |date=2017 |publisher=Éditions Mare & Martin |isbn=979-10-92054-57-6 |pages=221 |language=fr}}</ref>
'''Daria Gamsaragan''' (1907–1986; {{Langx|hy|Դարուհի Կամսարական}}) was an Egyptian-born Armenian visual artist and writer, known for her work as a sculptor of miniature objects and [[medalist]]. She worked for jewelers and fashion houses in the 1970s. Gamsaragan used the [[pseudonym]] of '''Anne Sarag''' for her writings.<ref name="Benezit-2011" /><ref name="Rivière-2017">{{Cite book |last=Rivière |first=Anne |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dictionnaire_des_sculptrices_en_France/L-MntAEACAAJ?hl=en |title=Dictionnaire des Sculptrices en France |date=2017 |publisher=Éditions Mare & Martin |isbn=979-10-92054-57-6 |pages=221 |language=fr}}</ref>


== Early life, family, and education ==
== Early life, family, and education ==
Daria Gamsaragan was born on 24 April 1907, in [[Alexandria, Egypt]],<ref name="Benezit-2011">{{Cite web |date=31 October 2011 |title=Gamsaragan, Daria |url=https://www.oxfordartonline.com/benezit/display/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00070369 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=[[Benezit Dictionary of Artists]] |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |language=en |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00070369}}</ref> to wealthy parents of [[Armenians|Armenian]] heritage from [[Constantinople]].<ref name="Reboul-2021">{{Cite journal |last=Reboul |first=Elisa |date=2021 |title=Entre la France et l’Égypte: Daria Gamsaragan (1902–1986), sculptrice aux frontières de l’imaginaire |url=https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-04729566v1/file/18ELE02149_M2_2020_texte.pdf |journal=Art et histoire de l’art |language=fr |pages=430 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106164346/https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-04729566v1/file/18ELE02149_M2_2020_texte.pdf |archive-date=January 6, 2025 |via=Dumas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Sarag |url=https://www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com/fiche-anne-sarag |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=[[Le Dictionnaire universel des créatrices|Dictionnaire Créatrices]]}}</ref> Her father Armenak Bey Gamsaragan and his family had been in the tobacco business for multiple generations.<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> Her uncle was writer {{III|Tigran Kamsarakan|hy|Տիգրան Կամսարական}} (1866–1941).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Մարգարյան |first=Հակոբ |url=https://books.google.am/books?id=FBzNQgAACAAJ |title=Տիգրան Կամսարական: կյանքը եվ ստեղծագործությունը |date=1964 |publisher=Հայկական ՍՍՌ ԳԱ Հրատարակչություն |language=hy |trans-title=Tigran Kamsarakan: Life and Work |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> She grew up speaking Arabic, Armenian, French, and Turkish. Gamsaragan graduated from the private high school [[Lycée Français d'Alexandrie]] in 1924.<ref name="Reboul-2021" />
Daria Gamsaragan was born on 24 April 1907, in [[Alexandria, Egypt]],<ref name="Benezit-2011">{{Cite web |date=31 October 2011 |title=Gamsaragan, Daria |url=https://www.oxfordartonline.com/benezit/display/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00070369 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=[[Benezit Dictionary of Artists]] |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |language=en |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00070369}}</ref><ref name="Saur-2006">{{Cite book |last=Saur |first=K. G. |title=Saur Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon, Die Bildenden Kunstler aller Zeiten und Volker, Bd.48 |year=2006 |location=Munchen–Leipzig |pages=297–298 |language=de |chapter=Gamsaragan Daria (Daruhi, Kamsarakan, Taria) Armenaki (1907–1986)}}</ref> to wealthy parents of [[Armenians|Armenian]] heritage from [[Constantinople]].<ref name="Reboul-2021">{{Cite journal |last=Reboul |first=Elisa |date=2021 |title=Entre la France et l’Égypte: Daria Gamsaragan (1902–1986), sculptrice aux frontières de l’imaginaire |url=https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-04729566v1/file/18ELE02149_M2_2020_texte.pdf |journal=Art et histoire de l’art |language=fr |pages=430 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250106164346/https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-04729566v1/file/18ELE02149_M2_2020_texte.pdf |archive-date=January 6, 2025 |via=Dumas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Anne Sarag |url=https://www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com/fiche-anne-sarag |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=[[Le Dictionnaire universel des créatrices|Dictionnaire Créatrices]]}}</ref> Her father Armenak Bey Gamsaragan and the paternal side of the family had been in the tobacco business for multiple generations.<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> Her uncle was writer {{III|Tigran Kamsarakan|hy|Տիգրան Կամսարական}} (1866–1941).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Մարգարյան |first=Հակոբ |url=https://books.google.am/books?id=FBzNQgAACAAJ |title=Տիգրան Կամսարական: կյանքը եվ ստեղծագործությունը |date=1964 |publisher=Հայկական ՍՍՌ ԳԱ Հրատարակչություն |language=hy |trans-title=Tigran Kamsarakan: Life and Work |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> She grew up speaking Arabic, Armenian, French, and Turkish. Gamsaragan graduated from the private high school [[Lycée Français d'Alexandrie]] in 1924.<ref name="Reboul-2021" />


She attended art class at the [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]] in Paris, and studied under [[Antoine Bourdelle]], [[Joseph Csaky]], and [[Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant]].<ref name="Benezit-2011" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Akoun |first=J. P. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PsxHAQAAIAAJ |title=Akoun: Répertoire Biographique d'Artistes de Tous Pays des XIXe et XXe siècles. CV-XIX-XX |date=2005 |publisher=Cote de l'amateur |isbn=978-2-85917-429-3 |pages=585 |language=fr |chapter=Gamsaragan, Daria (Mme) – 1907–1986 (ET)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-04-28 |title=Palm Beach Notes... Sculptor's Work Shows Warmth, Vitality |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-palm-beach-notes/162393553/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=The Palm Beach Post |pages=22 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
She attended art class at the [[Académie de la Grande Chaumière]] in Paris, and studied under [[Antoine Bourdelle]], [[Joseph Csaky]], and [[Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant]].<ref name="Benezit-2011" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Akoun |first=J. P. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PsxHAQAAIAAJ |title=Akoun: Répertoire Biographique d'Artistes de Tous Pays des XIXe et XXe siècles. CV-XIX-XX |date=2005 |publisher=Cote de l'amateur |isbn=978-2-85917-429-3 |pages=585 |language=fr |chapter=Gamsaragan, Daria (Mme) – 1907–1986 (ET)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-04-28 |title=Palm Beach Notes... Sculptor's Work Shows Warmth, Vitality |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-palm-beach-notes/162393553/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=The Palm Beach Post |pages=22 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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The weekly French-Armenian newspaper "Armenia" featured Gamsaragan’s sculpture piece "Crucified" on the cover of their April 1977 issue, in commemoration of the [[Armenian genocide]] (1915–1917).<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> In 1984, a retrospective of her work was exhibited at the Galerie Sculptures, rue Visconti in Paris.
The weekly French-Armenian newspaper "Armenia" featured Gamsaragan’s sculpture piece "Crucified" on the cover of their April 1977 issue, in commemoration of the [[Armenian genocide]] (1915–1917).<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> In 1984, a retrospective of her work was exhibited at the Galerie Sculptures, rue Visconti in Paris.


Gamsaragan died on 1 March 1986, in her home in Paris. Her artwork can be found in museum collections, include at the [[Alexandria Museum of Fine Arts]]; the [[Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris]]; the [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen]]; and the [[Museum of Modern Egyptian Art]].<ref name="Benezit-2011" />
Gamsaragan died on 1 March 1986, in her home in Paris.<ref name="Saur-2006" /> Her artwork can be found in museum collections, include at the [[Alexandria Museum of Fine Arts]]; the [[Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris]]; the [[Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen]]; and the [[Museum of Modern Egyptian Art]].<ref name="Benezit-2011" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
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== Publications ==
== Publications ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sarag |first=Anne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXaJDwAAQBAJ |title=Voyage Avec Une Ombre |publisher=[[Calmann-Lévy]], réédition numérique FeniXX |year=1957 |isbn=9782706200908 |trans-title=Journey with a Shadow}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sarag |first=Anne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lXaJDwAAQBAJ |title=Voyage Avec Une Ombre |publisher=[[Calmann-Lévy]], réédition numérique FeniXX |year=1957 |isbn=9782706200908 |language=fr |trans-title=Journey with a Shadow}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sarag |first=Anne |title=L'Anneau de Feu: Roman |publisher=Les Éditeurs Français Réunis |year=1965 |isbn=9782402550703 |location=Paris |trans-title=Ring of Fire}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sarag |first=Anne |title=L'Anneau de Feu: Roman |publisher=Les Éditeurs Français Réunis |year=1965 |isbn=9782402550703 |location=Paris |language=fr |trans-title=Ring of Fire}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 02:27, 8 January 2025

Daria Gamsaragan
Դարուհի Կամսարական
Self-portrait of Daria Gamsaragan, plaster
Born24 April 1907
Alexandria, Egypt
Died1 March 1986
Paris, France
Other namesAnne Sarag, Anna Sarag, Daria Kamsarakan, Taria Gamsaragan, Daruhi Gamsaragan
CitizenshipEgypt (1907–), France (1967–)
EducationAcadémie de la Grande Chaumière
Occupation(s)Visual artist, writer
Known forSculptor, medallist, jewelry designer
SpouseImre Gyomai (m. 1926–1939; seperated)
PartnerGeorges E. Vallois (1939–1945)
RelativesTigran Kamsarakan [hy] (uncle)

Daria Gamsaragan (1907–1986; Armenian: Դարուհի Կամսարական) was an Egyptian-born Armenian visual artist and writer, known for her work as a sculptor of miniature objects and medalist. She worked for jewelers and fashion houses in the 1970s. Gamsaragan used the pseudonym of Anne Sarag for her writings.[1][2]

Early life, family, and education

Daria Gamsaragan was born on 24 April 1907, in Alexandria, Egypt,[1][3] to wealthy parents of Armenian heritage from Constantinople.[4][5] Her father Armenak Bey Gamsaragan and the paternal side of the family had been in the tobacco business for multiple generations.[4] Her uncle was writer Tigran Kamsarakan [hy] (1866–1941).[6] She grew up speaking Arabic, Armenian, French, and Turkish. Gamsaragan graduated from the private high school Lycée Français d'Alexandrie in 1924.[4]

She attended art class at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris, and studied under Antoine Bourdelle, Joseph Csaky, and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant.[1][7][8]

Career

In 1966, Gamsaragan created a monument for the burial of Armenian intellectuals at the Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, a cemetery in Bagneux.[4] From 1967 to 1982, she worked for the Monnaie de Paris (the mint) and created around fifteen medals to commemorate noted figures.[4]

In the early 1970s, Gamsaragan worked on two projects related to jewelry. She designed twelve signs of the Zodiac for the luxury goods company Cartier; and designed crosses as jewelry for the fashion house Chanel.[4]

The weekly French-Armenian newspaper "Armenia" featured Gamsaragan’s sculpture piece "Crucified" on the cover of their April 1977 issue, in commemoration of the Armenian genocide (1915–1917).[4] In 1984, a retrospective of her work was exhibited at the Galerie Sculptures, rue Visconti in Paris.

Gamsaragan died on 1 March 1986, in her home in Paris.[3] Her artwork can be found in museum collections, include at the Alexandria Museum of Fine Arts; the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris; the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen; and the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art.[1]

Personal life

Gamsaragan married Hugarian journalist Imre Gyomai in 1926 in Alexandria, and they settled down to live together in Paris for the next ten years.[2]

By 1939, she and her husband Gyomai separated, and she started dating Georges E. Vallois, a newspaper editor and journalist with Libération newspaper.[2][9] After the war ended in 1945, Gamsaragan and Vallois separated.[4]

In 1967, she became a French national.[4]

Publications

  • Sarag, Anne (1957). Voyage Avec Une Ombre [Journey with a Shadow] (in French). Calmann-Lévy, réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 9782706200908.
  • Sarag, Anne (1965). L'Anneau de Feu: Roman [Ring of Fire] (in French). Paris: Les Éditeurs Français Réunis. ISBN 9782402550703.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gamsaragan, Daria". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00070369. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. ^ a b c Rivière, Anne (2017). Dictionnaire des Sculptrices en France (in French). Éditions Mare & Martin. p. 221. ISBN 979-10-92054-57-6.
  3. ^ a b Saur, K. G. (2006). "Gamsaragan Daria (Daruhi, Kamsarakan, Taria) Armenaki (1907–1986)". Saur Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon, Die Bildenden Kunstler aller Zeiten und Volker, Bd.48 (in German). Munchen–Leipzig. pp. 297–298.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Reboul, Elisa (2021). "Entre la France et l'Égypte: Daria Gamsaragan (1902–1986), sculptrice aux frontières de l'imaginaire" (PDF). Art et histoire de l’art (in French): 430. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2025 – via Dumas.
  5. ^ "Anne Sarag". Dictionnaire Créatrices. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  6. ^ Մարգարյան, Հակոբ (1964). Տիգրան Կամսարական: կյանքը եվ ստեղծագործությունը [Tigran Kamsarakan: Life and Work] (in Armenian). Հայկական ՍՍՌ ԳԱ Հրատարակչություն – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Akoun, J. P. A. (2005). "Gamsaragan, Daria (Mme) – 1907–1986 (ET)". Akoun: Répertoire Biographique d'Artistes de Tous Pays des XIXe et XXe siècles. CV-XIX-XX (in French). Cote de l'amateur. p. 585. ISBN 978-2-85917-429-3.
  8. ^ "Palm Beach Notes... Sculptor's Work Shows Warmth, Vitality". The Palm Beach Post. 1963-04-28. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-01-06 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Le Quotidien " Libération " Cesse De Paraître". Le Monde (in French). November 28, 1964. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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