- Onnig Cavoukian
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Onnig J. Cavoukian, known professionally as Cavouk, is a well-known Canadian photographer.
Early life and career
Born in Cairo in 1945 [1] to ethnic Armenian parents Artin and Lucie Cavoukian, Onnig Cavoukian emigrated with his family from Cairo to Canada in 1958. He is the brother of the well-known Canadian children's entertainer Raffi and Ann Cavoukian, the current Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. [2]
Onnig Cavoukian followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Ohanness Cavoukian and his father Artin in becoming a portrait photographer.[2]
During his career, Cavouk's subjects included Indira Gandhi, the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth, Oscar Peterson, Pierre and Margaret Trudeau, Leonid Brezhnev, Patrick Macnee, Hubert Humphrey, and Pat Nixon. [2][3]
Three Canadian stamps have been made from portraits by Cavouk, of Roland Michener, Maureen Forrester, and Sam McLaughlin respectively.[2]
After spending most of his adult life in Toronto, Cavouk retired in April 2006, moving to Winona, Ontario on a property next to Fifty Point Conservation Area.[3]--
References
- ^ "University of Calgary Libraries, Special Collections Division, Occasional Paper No. 10: Onnig CAVOUKIAN (b.1945)". http://www.ucalgary.ca/lib-old/SpecColl/OccPaper/occ10.htm.
- ^ a b c d Bourret, Suzanne (January 22, 2008). "Cavouk of Winona: Life through the lens". Hamilton Spectator. http://www.thespec.com/article/312974. Retrieved 2009-01-16.[dead link]
- ^ a b Rosts, Scott (April 20, 2007). "Stamp of approval". Niagara This Week. http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/article/86952. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
External links
Categories:- Canadian people of Armenian descent
- Living people
- 1945 births
- People from Toronto
- Photographer stubs
- Canadian artist stubs
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