John de Mirjian (4 July 1896 – 24 September 1928) was an Armenian American glamour photographer, based in New York, and famous for his images of celebrities, sometimes in risque poses. His brother Arto de Mirjian continued the business after John's early death.

Biography

John de Mirjian was a glamour photographer in

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; his studio was at 1595

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. His fame began in 1922 and ended when he was killed in a car accident in New York in 1928; he was driving a

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roadster on the

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at 70 miles per hour, accompanied by the Broadway actress Gloria Christy, when he lost control and the vehicle left the road. He published most of his work in the magazines ''Art Lovers'' and ''Artists and Models''. His brother Arto continued the photographic business until 1950. He gained notoriety when the actress

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sued him to prevent publication of his risque portraits of her.

Works

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took out an injunction suit to restrain de Mirjian from distributing his nude portraits of her. File:Basquette De Mirjian.jpg,

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, advocate of

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, in

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, actress File:Peggy Shannon (by John de Mirjian).jpg,

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, film and

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, actress File:1926ElenaMeadePerfectLines.jpg, Elena Meade, model, 1926 File:1926CorinneSylvaeShuberts.jpg, Corinne Sylvae, model, 1926

References

External links

Artnet (6 of his artworks)

La Petite Melancolie (2 artworks)

Lusadaran (2 artworks)

MutualArt (2 artworks)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demirjian, John 1896 births 1928 deaths 20th-century American photographers American people of Armenian descent Road incident deaths in New York City

Biography

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