Gilles Peress

Women in the courtyard of the main mosque, Quom, Iran
1979

A black and white photograph capturing a group of people, predominantly women wearing hijabs, standing in front of an ornately decorated archway with intricate mosaic patterns. The expressions on their faces range from solemn to curious, as they look in various directions. The mosaic creates a shimmering backdrop that contrasts with the subjects' dark attire.
A black and white photograph capturing a group of people, predominantly women wearing hijabs, standing in front of an ornately decorated archway with intricate mosaic patterns. The expressions on their faces range from solemn to curious, as they look in various directions. The mosaic creates a shimmering backdrop that contrasts with the subjects' dark attire.

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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
98.47.4

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/11924

Gilles Peress
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