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gives credence to that belief, stating "Many valuable relics of
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Fetvadjian's works were highly valued for preserving a visual memory of
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was completing its conquest of the republic and by
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in 1947. Although approached by several prestigious
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in 1922 and lived there for the remainder of his years. He continued to paint and was inducted to the art societies of the universities of
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