HOVANNES, John  (1900-1973) Turkish-American sculptor.
          Born Smyrna, Turkey, 31 December 1900.
          Came to America before 1935.
          Studied Rhode Island School of Design.
          Instructor of sculpture Art Stuens League of New York.
          Received Guggenheim Fellowship, 1940.
          Died New York City, April 1973.

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1962 Cooper Union Harry W. Reddick Award Medal. .  MAco 1962-057
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . .  J&J 8:1792, J&J 18:750

1968 Saint Vartan's Armenian Cathedral Consecration
          Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  MAco 1968-038
          Collection: American Numismatic Society. . .  1968.182.3

          A  R  C  H   I  V  E  S

AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 285 items, microfilm reel
          D388.

          B I O G R A P H I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

BA  {1941} Who's Who In American Art: 1941 [3ed:315],
          1947 [4ed:232], 1953 [5ed:194],
          1956 [6ed:217], 1959 [7ed:266],
          1962 [8ed:288], 1966 [9ed:217].
D20 {1966} Cummings: 1966 [1ed:152], 1971 [2ed:167-168], 1977 [3ed:       ], 1984
          [4ed:       ].
AA1 {1972} Archives of American Art, 265, p 72.
B5  {1973} Who Was Who, p 350-351.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 294.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 424-425.
AE1 {1988} Falk, 3:244.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 457.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 271.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1630.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

AE  {1948} Scuptors Guild Exhibit Catalog.