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Tghtakits, "Cultural Life in Abadan," Hoosaber, 26 May, 1949, Teheran, Iran (in Armenian).

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"Sumbat Exhibition in Abadan," Abadan Today, March 3, 1958, Abadan, Iran.

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"...Homeland...Diaspora...Homeland...Diaspora...Homeland...," Horizon, December 21-28, 1982, Montreal, Canada (in Armenian).

Yeznig Balaian, "Exceptional Gala Event for Krouzian-Zekarian Armenian School," Asbarez, April 27, 1984, Los Angeles, CA (in Armenian). Describes presentation of Sumbat's painting to California Governor George Deukmejian on behalf of the Armenian community of San Francisco.

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J. Ariapour, Iranian Watercolor, Sirang Publishers, Teheran, Iran, 1990 (in Farsi and English). Includes 19 large reproductions of Sumbat's paintings together with 6 of Misha Shahbazian, 3 of Ali-Akbar Sanati, 7 of Yervand Nahapetian, and 7 of Hacop Vartanian.

Tatevik Garanfilian, "First Time in Homeland," Hayreniki Dzayn, June 26, 1991, Yerevan, Armenia (in Armenian).

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Alice Navasargian, Iran-Armenia Golden Bridges: 20th Century Iranian-Armenian Painters, AAA Publishing House (Canada), Glendale, CA., 1997, pp 78-81.

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"Artist Who Was in Love with the Soil and Sun of Iran and Isfahan Passes Away," Arya, June 20, 1999, Teheran, Iran (in Farsi).

"The Sound of Breeze and Flow of Water in the Works of an Artist Who is No More with Us," Iran, June 25, 1999, Teheran, Iran (in Farsi).

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Janet Samuelian, "Artist Sumbat Der Kiureghian Felled by Heart Attack," The Armenian Reporter, June 26, 1999, New York, NY.

Editorial "We Mourn,", Azdarar, June 1999, Seattle, WA (in Armenian).

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Andranik Saryan, "Sumbat Kiureghian: On the Occasion of the 40th Day of His Death," Nor Gyank, July 15, 1999, Los Angeles, CA (in Armenian).

Grish Davtian, "In Memory of Artist Sumbat Der Kiureghian," Asbarez, July 17, 1999, Los Angeles, CA (in Armenian).

"An Evening in Honor of Sumbat Kiureghian's Memory," Alik, October 4, 1999, Teheran, Iran (in Armenian).

"An Evening in Honor of Sumbat Kiureghian's Memory," Asbarez, October 7, 1999, Los Angeles, CA (in Armenian).

Mari Rose Abousefian, "Painter Sumbat Der Kiureghian from the Viewpoint of His Granddaughter Naira Der Kiureghian," Asbarez, November 18, 1999, Los Angeles, CA (in Armenian).

Naira Der Kiureghian, "My Grand Father, Sumbat-Jan" Asbarez, November 18, 1999, Los Angeles, CA (in Armenian).

Levon G. Minasian, "Alas Our Master Painter Sumbat Der Kiureghian," Alik, January 10, 2000, Teheran, Iran (in Armenian).

Janet D. Lazarian (compiler), Encylopedia of Iranian Armenians, Hirmand Publishers, Teheran, Iran, 2003, pp 35, 336, 346 (in Farsi).

Leonardo Alishan, "Images of New Julfa: Sumbat's Paintings and Some Remembrances," paper presented at Armenian New Julfa: The Fourth Centennial, 1604/5-2004, UCLA International Conference Series on Historic Armenian Cities and Provinces, November 14-16, 2003, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

Hay Arvest, February 2004, Yerevan, Armenia. Depicts reproductions of paintings by Sumbat Der Kiureghian, Yervand Nahapetian and Mikayel Shahbazian in a special issue celebrating the fourth centennial of New Julfa (in Armenian).

Selected Pintings of Sumbat Der Kiureghian, Negar Books, Tehran, Iran, 2005, 77 pages, with introduction by Manuchehr Mughari (in English and Farsi, ISBN 964-5520-63-0).

Ani Babaian, "Distinguished Watercolor Artists of Isfahan," Persian Art International Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, May-June 2006, pp 13-16 (in Farsi).

The Glory of Persian Watercolor, Negar Books, Tehran, Iran, 2006, pp. 242-257 (in Farsi and English, ISBN 964-5520-96-7).

"The first Exhibition of Armenian Artists in Tehran," Fogholadeh, Vol. 28, No. 1.466, December 21, 2008, p 20 (in Farisi).

Tania Ketenjian, "Sumbat: a way of seeing," Armenian Reporter, Arts & Culture, August 23, 2008, p C8.

Armen Der Kiureghian, The Life and Art of Sumbat, ADK & Associates Publishers, San Francisco, 2009, 174 pages (ISBN 978-0-578-03598-7).

Elaine Krikorian, "Sumbat, an artist who captured village life in Iran," Armenian Reporter, Arts & Culture, December 19, 2009, p 12-13.