Grigor Khanjyan
1926
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2000
Armenian and Soviet painter (1926-2000)
Grigor Khanjyan was a Soviet and Armenian artist, painter, and illustrator. He is most notable for his illustrations of historical novels and poems, and murals and tapestries on historical topics. In 1983 Khanjyan was appointed a member of the highest order of chivalry in Soviet art – the "People's Artist of Soviet Union".