Dancer, writer, actress and translator Armen Ohanian (Sofia Pirbudaghian, 1888, Shamakha –1976, Mexico City) lived in Paris from 1912–1931 and maintained a long-term professional relationship with Archag Tchobanian. Tchobanian’s archive in the State Museum of Literature and Art of Armenia contains 65 letters (18 in Armenian and 47 in French) addressed to him from Ohanian. They participated in pro-Armenian events in Paris. Tchobanian was actively interested in Ohanian’s artistic and literary work; he often introduced her to his Armenian and French friends to support her dance performances and publication of her literary works. Tchobanian translated one of Ohanian’s first works from French into Armenian, edited her French works, and wrote about her art in his writings.

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