Armen Ohanian (née Sophia Pirboudaghian)
(1887-1976), Armenian dancerSitter in 1 portrait
Armenian-born Ohanian lived in Persia and Turkey before beginning her career as a dancer in Paris and London. Famous for her Orientalist dances, Ohanian also worked as a writer. Her autobiographical work, The Dancer of Shamahka was published in French in 1918 and translated into English in 1922.
Armen Ohanian (née Sophia Pirboudaghian)
by E.O. Hoppé
photogravure, 1911
NPG Ax132943
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