William Saroyan the painter:  Exhibition of his graphic works   opened at  Museum of Literature and Art

ArmInfo. An exceptional temporary exhibition, both in content and significance, has opened at the Yeghishe Charents Museum of Literature and Art. Over 100 graphic canvases and self-portraits by the great American writer of Armenian descent William Saroyan are being exhibited  in one of the halls of the Museum as part of the "Saroyan Days" initiative.

In an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent, Melania Stepanyan, the  Museum's tour guide, said that although this aspect of Saroyan's  talent was not so widely known in Armenia, over 5,000 graphic works  were discovered in his French apartment. These canvases, according to  her, cover two periods of the writer's life: the 1930s and the 1960s  to the early 1980s.

It is worth noting that Saroyan's works exhibited at the Museum of  Literature and Art were painted in his native Fresno, as well as in  New York, San Francisco and Paris. On each canvas, the writer  indicates the date and place of its creation.

Note that the exhibition will be open until the end of 2025. The  Museum's working hours are from Tuesday to Sunday (from 11:00 to  17:30). The entrance ticket costs 3,000 AMD.