Gilles Peress

Posters in front of the U.S. Embassy, Teheran, Iran 1979
1979

A black and white photograph showing three large posters of men with beards and traditional headwear, possibly religious or political figures, displayed outdoors. The left poster depicts a man pointing, the center poster features a man with glasses, and the right poster shows a man with a stern expression. Arabic script is visible on the building in the background.

A black and white photograph showing three large posters of men with beards and traditional headwear, possibly religious or political figures, displayed outdoors. The left poster depicts a man pointing, the center poster features a man with glasses, and the right poster shows a man with a stern expression. Arabic script is visible on the building in the background.

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Date
1979

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 × 19 7/8in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm) Image: 12 3/4 × 18 15/16in. (32.4 × 48.1 cm)

Accession number
98.47.2

Series
Telex Iran Series/ Flashpoints: Selected Images of Gilles Peress Portfolio

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Ronald B. and Susan N. Milch

Rights and reproductions
© Gilles Peress, “Magnum Photos, New York”

API
artworks/11922

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