Arshile Gorky

Arshile Gorky (c.1904-1948) was born Vosdanig Adoian in Khorkom (present-day Dilkaya), on the shores of Lake Van, circa 1904. The village lay in Van Province, on the eastern border of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey). Gorky entered the USA as a child refugee in 1920 and was granted US citizenship (his first and only) on May 20, 1939. For brief statements on the artist concerning his nationality, we have amended our description to the following:

American, born Van Province, Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey), c.1904-1948.

Catalog Raisonne: https://www.gorkycatalogue.org/