Collection Information

Size: 880 items (on 3 microfilm reels)

Summary: Correspondence regarding Sarkisian's work as an instructor at the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts School, the exhibition and sale of his paintings and the activities of his colleagues and friends; 3 scrapbooks; photographs of Sarkisian, of his work and the work of David Blower, of his family and his friends; exhibition catalogs; and printed materials.

Biographical/Historical Note

Painter, instructor; Detroit, Michigan. Also known as Sargis Doniki Sargisian.

Provenance

Lent for microfilming 1973 by Sarkis Sarkisian.

Location of Originals

• Originals returned to the lender, Sarkis Sarkisian, after microfilming.

Alternative Forms Available

Microfilm reels 591-593 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.

Restrictions on Access

The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

How to Cite This Collection

Sarkis Sarkisian papers, 1929-1973. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.