Minos Argyrakis (

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, 1919 –

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, 26 May 1998) was a

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, sketcher and scenic designer.

Biography

He was born in Aydini in 1919. His parents indicated the place of birth as

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and the year as 1920. e studied at

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College under the guidance of

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. He tried twice to be accepted by

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, but unsuccessfully. Then he turned to the Higher School of Commerce (today's Athens University of Economics). During the Occupation period, he joined

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. In 1948 and 1951 , he participated in the Panhellenic painting exhibitions. At the same time, he published texts and sketches in newspapers and magazines of the time (Greek Creation, Avgi). He was a member of the artistic group "Armos" from 1949 to 1953 (the year Armos ceased its activity).

References

Bibliography

* Minos Argyrakis, ''Οδός Ονείρων'', ίδια έκδοση, 1957. Επανέκδοση: Εκδ. Δέκα, Αθήνα, αγνώστου ημερομηνίας. * Minos Argyrakis, ''Ο γύρος του Κόσμου'', εκδ. Γαλαξία, Αθήνα, 1964. * Minos Argyrakis, ''Η Πολιτεία Έπλεε εις την Μελανόλευκον'', εκδ. Θεμέλιο, Αθήνα, 1963 * Minos Argyrakis, ''Travelling in Greece'', Kastaniotis Publications, Αθήνα 1984. * Konstantinos Papachristou, 'Minos Argyrakis: an unknown side of his. His techno-criticism in the magazine 'Greek Creation'". ''Chrisanthos Christou, Tribute,'' Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, p. 239-243, Thessaloniki, 2006.

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— I. Mortoglou, newspaper ''Rizospastis'', 18 February 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Argyrakis, Minos Greek scenic designers Greek cartoonists Greek painters People from Aydın 1919 births 1998 deaths Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to Greece