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Watertown, Mass. Intersection to be Named After Armenian Artist Arshile Gorky

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Arshile Gorky painting at his sister Akabi’s house on Dexter Avenue in Watertown, c. 1922. (Unknown photographer. Collection of the Arshile Gorky Foundation) WATERTOWN, Mass.—An intersection in East Watertown will be named in honor of Arshile Gorky, who made his home in Watertown for several years, Watertown News reported. The City Council voted unanimously to name the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Hazel Street for the Armenian artist. After…

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Watertown, Massachusetts, Honors Armenian Genocide Survivor & Artist Arshile Gorky, Names Intersection in Memory

An intersection in East Watertown, a historic town just outside Boston known for its strong Armenian-American community, will be named in honor of an Armenian artist who lived there for several years, reports Watertown News.On February 11, the City Council voted unanimously to name the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Hazel Street after Arshile Gorky.After surviving the 1915 Armenian Genocide and its aftermath, Gorky arrived in Watertown in Feb…

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