- Artist or Maker
- Abbas
Iran, 1944-2018 - Title
- At the tomb of Cyrus the Great, celebrations of the 2500th anniversary of the monarchy.
- Date Made
- 1971, printed 2016
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 10 × 14 3/4 in. (25.4 × 37.47 cm)
Primary support: 12 × 15 3/4 in. (30.48 × 40.01 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2016.199.4
- Collecting Area
- Art of the Middle East: Contemporary
- Curatorial Notes
The lavish celebrations associated with the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of the Imperial State of Iran and First Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great in October 1971, have sometimes been referred to as the most expensive party in history. The festivities opened on October 12th, when the Shah paid homage to Cyrus at his mausoleum at Pasargadae, as captured in this photograph.
- Selected 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.
