The artist Stephen Tashjian was born in 1959 near Boston, MA to Armenian parents. His drag queen character Tabboo! became legendary in the East Village underground scene of New York City in the 1980s. He is also well known as a puppeteer, painter and singer. The photographer Nan Goldin included photographs[1] of Tabboo! in her books and he is featured on the cover of her book The Other Side[2] in drag. Tashjian's work has also been documented in the New Museum’s “East Village Show” and New York University (NYU)/Grey Art Gallery’s “Downtown Show.”