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Castrated Armenian carpets!

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  • #31
    Re: Castrated Armenian carpets!

    ...and has anyone actuallty seen a picture of this carpet. I have - it is an enormous carpet - it would cover the floor of a banqueting hall (almost). How on earth could anyone seriously have asked for the display of such a large and difficult to show item to be seen for a mere afternoon. What, if any, plans had been proposed for its proper and safe display? It isn't just something you can just stick up on a wall for an afternoon. You don't just ask for such an object, expect to get a yes answer, and them make the plans to display it after you get the "yes". Or expect those who will give the yes to also arrange for the display and pay for it all as well. Did the request to get the carpet contain a detailed explanation about how it was going to be displayed? If it did not, then a "no" answer was the only one that any responsible curator of the White Houses' artifacts could have given.
    Last edited by bell-the-cat; 02-02-2014, 08:41 AM.
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      Re: Castrated Armenian carpets!

      RUG MADE BY ARMENIAN ORPHANS TO GO ON DISPLAY AT WHITE HOUSE

      Glendale News Press, CA
      April 30 2014

      April 30, 2014 | 9:07 a.m.

      The White House has agreed to exhibit a rug made by Armenian orphans
      in the near future, likely this fall, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank)
      said on Wednesday.

      The rug, which was woven by orphans of the Armenian Genocide in 1920,
      was presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 as a symbol of
      gratitude for American aid and generosity for U.S. assistance during
      the genocide.

      Measuring 11 feet, 7 inches by 18 feet, 5 inches, the Armenian Orphan
      rug has more than 4,000,000 hand-tied knots and took the Armenian
      girls in the Ghazir Orphanage of the Near East Relief Society 10
      months to weave.

      At the time, President Coolidge noted that, "The rug has a place of
      honor in the White House where it will be a daily symbol of goodwill
      on earth."

      The rug - which has been in storage at the White House for decades -
      was supposed to be released for exhibition in a Smithsonian event
      for the launch of Hagop Martin Deranian's new book "President Calvin
      Coolidge and the Armenian Orphan Rug."

      Unfortunately, the rug was not able to be displayed at that time.

      "Since first raising this issue with the administration, I have worked
      diligently with the White House to find a way for the Ghazir rug to be
      sensitively and appropriately displayed," said Schiff in a statement.

      "Today, I'm pleased to be able to say that planning is underway
      for the Armenian Orphan Rug to be displayed as early as this fall,"
      he added. "I have worked out with the White House that the display
      will take place in a venue that is open to the general public, and
      I appreciate their willingness to place this significant artifact on
      display for all to see."

      Schiff and Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) sent a letter, along with 31
      other Congressional members, to President Obama last year urging the
      administration to allow exhibition of the rug.

      "The Armenian Orphan Rug is a piece of American history and it belongs
      to the American people," the letter stated. "For over a decade,
      Armenian-American organizations have sought the public display of
      the rug and have requested the White House and the State Department
      grant their request on numerous occasions. Unfortunately, Armenian
      Americans have yet to have their requests granted.We urge you to
      release this American treasure for exhibition."

      -- Mark Kellam, [email protected]

      Hayastan or Bust.

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        Re: Castrated Armenian carpets!



        Armenian refugee orphans wove this rug, pictured, in 1920 and gave it as a gift to President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 to thank Americans for their humanitarian support following World War I. (Courtesy of Asbarez / October 31, 2013)
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