Untitled

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Untitled

Edition: 1/3
1979, printed 2016
Photographs
Gelatin silver print
Primary support: 28 1/8 × 21 1/8 in. (71.44 × 53.66 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by JoAnn Busuttil (M.2016.240.3)
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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Maryam Zandi was one of the few women photojournalists to document the revolution; her carefully framed and often provocative compositions testify to her talent and her bravery. To maintain her role as an objective witness, Zandi sought to compose a photographic memoir documenting the progression of the revolution and its immediate aftermath. This image belongs to the period of celebration marking the departure of the Shah, but before the return of Khomeini.
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Bibliography

  • Komaroff, Linda. In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2018.