Shazdeh Ehtejab

© Farshid Mesghali
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Shazdeh Ehtejab

1974
Prints
Offset print on paper
27 9/16 × 19 11/16 in. (70.01 × 50.01 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Akhtar Ellen Motamedi (M.2017.241)
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

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The acclaimed 1969 novel Shazdeh Ehtejab by Houshang Golshiri was made into a film in 1974 by Bahman Farmanara. The movie poster was created by Iran’s foremost illustrator and graphic designer, Farshid Mesghali. The book, film, and poster collectively mark significant milestones in literature, cinema, and graphic design. In this poster, Mesghali masterfully captures the core idea of the story by presenting its protagonist as a faceless Qajar prince whose anonymous character encourages viewers to identify him with symbols of royalty and power, both past and present.
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Bibliography

  • Bakhtiari, Ali. Plakart: On Iranian Cinema Marquee Posters. Tehran: Salam Gallery, 2017.

  • 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.