Mari Gerekmezyan

Mari Gerekmezyan
Born1913
Talas, Kayseri, Ottoman Empire
Died1947(1947-00-00) (aged 33–34)
Istanbul, Turkey
Resting placeŞişli Armenian Cemetery
NationalityOttoman Empire Republic of Turkey
Education
PartnerBedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (in the 1940s)
Awards
  • Ankara Sculpture Exhibit Award (1943)
  • First Place, Ankara State Fine Arts Exhibit (1945)

Mari Gerekmezyan (Armenian: Մարի Կերեքմէզեան; 1913–1947) was one of Turkey's first female sculptors and the first female Armenian sculptor. She was the lover of the Turkish poet and painter Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu.

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