Khatchatur Pilikian

Armenians In the UK: A struggle for identity?

January 29, 2015 by Joe Nerssessian 1 Comment

January 7, 2015 by Joe Nerssessian 1 Comment

As mentioned in the previous post I met Professor Khatchatur Pilikian as part of this project. Professor Pilikian was born in Iraq in 1939 and has lived in Lebanon, Italy and England. He is a renowned singer, painter and scholar. Culturally he is extremely important in terms of Armenian identity as it has played a … [Read more…]

The Mansion on the Hill

January 6, 2015 by Joe Nerssessian 1 Comment

During the massacres many Armenian homes were taken by Turkish families or destroyed. I met Professor Khatchatur Pilikian whose parents survived the massacres to discuss a painting of his from 1957 called ‘The Mansion on the Hill’.