Pinajian's poetic color combinations are linked to the tonalities of his fellow Armenian, Arshile Gorky.
[2] Pinajian worked on many 1930s Centaur Publications titles and features, including 'Captain Juan', 'Egbert the Great', and 'Tim Roberts'.
[1] He served in the U.S. Army in World War II and received the Bronze Star Medal for valor.
His wishes were ignored, and $30 million worth of his art was found in the garage of the Bellport, Long Island home where Pinajian lived from 1973 until his death in 1999.
American art historian Peter Hastings Falk is the exhibitions director and chief curator and values the collection at around 30 million dollars.