Ara Guler awarded with French Vermeil Medal
Christophe Girard, deputy mayor of Paris, honored Turkish photographer of Armenian heritage Ara Guler with the "Vermeil Medal" during a ceremony Tuesday held at the municipal building in the French capital within the framework of the "Turkey Season" activities in France.
The award is being granted to dignitaries who make artistic contributions to the people of Paris.
The Paris Municipality had decided to also decorate Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Nobel-laureate author Orhan Pamuk with the same medal.
An exhibition comprised of black-and-white photographs taken by Ara Guler in Istanbul between 1950 and 1960 will open at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie on Tuesday evening.
The exhibition will stay open through Oct. 11, HDN reported.
The award is being granted to dignitaries who make artistic contributions to the people of Paris.
The Paris Municipality had decided to also decorate Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Nobel-laureate author Orhan Pamuk with the same medal.
An exhibition comprised of black-and-white photographs taken by Ara Guler in Istanbul between 1950 and 1960 will open at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie on Tuesday evening.
The exhibition will stay open through Oct. 11, HDN reported.
