Nerses Ounanian Explained

Nerses Ounanian (Armenian: Ներսէս Ունանեան) (1 August 1924 in Samos  - 18 December 1957 in Montevideo) was a Uruguayan artist of Armenian descent.[1]

He was a pupil of Antonio Pena and Edmundo Prati. His most representative work is a memorial to the Armenian Genocide in the Bella Vista neighbourhood of Montevideo, where also a street bears his name.

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  1. http://www.lr21.com.uy/cultura/9521-obras-de-nerses-ounanian-1920-57 The work of Nerses Ounanian (1920-57)