Addis Ababa, Italian East Africa (present-day Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
Died
4 May 2003(2003-05-04) (aged 65)[1]
Washington D.C., United States[1]
Nationality
Armenian, Ethiopian
Known for
Painting, Sculpture
Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian (July 22, 1937 – May 4, 2003) was an Ethiopian-Armenian painter and art teacher. He spent much of his life living and working in the United States.[2] He was one of the first, and by far the most acclaimed, contemporary Black artists from the African continent to gain international attention.[3]
^ abCotter, Holland (2003-05-18). "Skunder Boghossian, 65, Artist Who Bridged Africa and West". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
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