What is Arshile Gorky?
[[File:Archives of American Art - Arshile Gorky - 3044.jpg|thumb|right|Arshile Gorky, 1936]] '''Arshile Gorky''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɑr|ʃ|iː|l|_|ˈ|ɡ|ɔr|k|iː}}; born '''Vostanik Manoug Adoian''', {{lang-hy|Ոստանիկ Մանուկ Ատոյեան}}; April 15, 1904 – July 21, 1948) was an [[Armenia]]n-born American [[Painting|painter]]. Gorky had a seminal [[influence]] on [[Abstract art#Abstract expressionism|Abstract Expressionism]] and [[Surrealism]]. Gorky was born in the village of Khorgom, situated on the shores of [[Lake Van]] (Vana Lij). It is not known exactly when he was born: it was sometime between 1903 and 1905.In later years Arshile Gorky was vague about even the date of his birth, changing it from year to year. In 1910 his father emigrated to America to avoid the draft, leaving his family behind in the town of Van (Armenia). {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorky, Arshile}} [[Category:1904 births]] [[Category:1948 deaths]] [[Category:American painters]] [[Category:Armenian artists]]