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Skunder Boghossian
1937–2003
Ethiopia / United States
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Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian (Amharic: አሌክሳንደር እስክንድር ቦጎሲያን; Armenian: Ալեքսանդր "Սկունդեր" Բողոսյան; July 22, 1937 – May 4, 2003) was an Ethiopian painter and professor active in the United States. Boghossian was one of the first, and by far the most acclaimed, contemporary Black artists from the African continent to gain international attention.
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