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By 1939, she and Gyomai separated, and she started seeing Georges E. Vallois, a journalist with [[Libération (newspaper, 1941–1964)|''Libération'']] newspaper.<ref name="Rivière-2017" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 28, 1964 |title=Le Quotidien " Libération " Cesse De Paraître |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1964/11/28/le-quotidien-liberation-cesse-de-paraitre_2116636_1819218.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}</ref> After the war ended in 1945, Gamsaragan and Vallois separated.<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> |
By 1939, she and Gyomai separated, and she started seeing Georges E. Vallois, a newspaper editor and journalist with [[Libération (newspaper, 1941–1964)|''Libération'']] newspaper.<ref name="Rivière-2017" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 28, 1964 |title=Le Quotidien " Libération " Cesse De Paraître |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1964/11/28/le-quotidien-liberation-cesse-de-paraitre_2116636_1819218.html |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}</ref> After the war ended in 1945, Gamsaragan and Vallois separated.<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> |
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In 1967, she became a French [[Citizenship|national]].<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> |
In 1967, she became a French [[Citizenship|national]].<ref name="Reboul-2021" /> |
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Revision as of 07:44, 6 January 2025
Daria Gamsaragan | |
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Դարուհի Կամսարական | |
 Self-portrait of Daria Gamsaragan, plaster | |
| Born | 24 April 1907 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | 1 March 1986 Paris, France |
| Other names | Anna Sarag, Daria Kamsarakan |
| Citizenship | Egypt (1907–), France (1967–) |
| Education | Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, writer |
| Known for | Sculptor, medallist |
| Spouse | Imre Gyomai (m. 1926–1939; seperated) |
| Partner | Georges E. Vallois (1939–1945) |
Daria Gamsaragan (1902–1986; Armenian: 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 had worked for jewelers and fashion houses such as Chanel. She used the pseudonym of Anna Sarag for her writings.[1][2]
Early life and education
Daria Gamsaragan was born on 24 April 1907, in Alexandria, Egypt,[1] to parents of Armenian heritage from Constantinople.[3] Her father Armenak Bey Gamsaragan and his family had been in the tobacco business for multiple generations.[3] She grew up speaking Arabic, Armenian, French, and Turkish. Gamsaragan graduated from the private high school Lycée Français d'Alexandrie in 1924.[3]
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][4][5]
Gamsaragan married Hugarian journalist Imre Gyomai in 1926 in Alexandria, and they settled down to live in Paris for the next ten years.[2]
Career
By 1939, she and Gyomai separated, and she started seeing Georges E. Vallois, a newspaper editor and journalist with Libération newspaper.[2][6] After the war ended in 1945, Gamsaragan and Vallois separated.[3]
In 1967, she became a French national.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Gamsaragan, Daria". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00070369. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ a b c Rivière, Anne (2017). Dictionnaire des Sculptrices en France (in French). Éditions Mare & Martin. p. 221. ISBN 979-10-92054-57-6.
- ^ a b c d e Reboul, Elisa (2021). "Entre la France et l'Égypte : Daria Gamsaragan (1902–1986), sculptrice aux frontières de l'imaginaire". Art and Art History (in French): 430 – via Dumas.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Le Quotidien " Libération " Cesse De Paraître". Le Monde (in French). November 28, 1964. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
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