Pinajian grew up in an Armenian community in West Hoboken , New Jersey ( now Union City , New Jersey ) , and was a self-trained cartoonist . His parents survived the 1915 Armenian Genocide and then made their way to the United States . Pinajian 's poetic color combinations are linked to the tonalities of his fellow Armenian , Arshile Gorky
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Arthur Pinajian