Artist Celebrates Independence Day Through Father's Artwork
In Dad’s own hand
An Armenian-American artist paid homage to the nation's 250th anniversary by painting a portrait of his father as the scribe of the Declaration of Independence, featuring a pen and inkwell his father had machined from aluminum in 1976. The artist has spent 13 years curating and exhibiting his father's extensive collection of handcrafted art pieces at public libraries throughout the region. The article reflects on family Fourth of July celebrations in the Boston area, from early gatherings at Cambridge Common to later viewing from a riverside office building, and touches on the evolution of Boston's Independence Day festivities. The author draws a connection between the Declaration signers' courage in establishing a nation and his father's artistic legacy, noting the pen as a powerful instrument of creation and vision.
