The Foundations of a Vision Born into a family of Armenian refugees from Kars, Petros Malayan arrived in the world in Yerevan on January 4, 1927. His early years were shaped by the movement of his people, yet his path led him toward the rigorous academic traditions of the great art centers of the Soviet era. After completing his studies at the Baku Art School in 1945, he sought the disciplined instruction found within the Leningrad Art…