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George Mikaelian
George Mikaelian (1914–1986) was a bookseller and art patron in Cairo who supported young Egyptian-Armenian artists, like Shant Avetisyan, but we also know that he bought works by the young Hassan Heshmat.
Sources
- Lemma Shehadi, “Celebrating Chant Avedissian: the artist who put Egypt’s Golden Age in the spotlight”, The National, 11 January 2022