Richard Ovian

Krikor’s House

oil

18″ x 24″

2021

In 2020,Armenians,fearing oppression, left the historic homeland for centuries. Rather than leave leave their homes ,they burned them or left with minimal possessions. Armenians view this as a continuous persecution from the Turkish government, the first modern genocide. The Turkish government has never recognized the genocide. In 1915 my Uncle Krikor escaped from being executed by Turkish soldiers to eventually begin a new life in Whitensville,MA. His name is written on the house in the painting to show homage to my ancestors. All were surviors of that genocide. “The past is never dead. It’s not even past” William Faulkner