A black and white photograph of a group of men in and atop a brick wall.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The photograph shows groups of men atop and around a brick wall. In the foreground a man with closely cropped hair looks left. On his left is a sign with a photograph of a bearded man with only the lower portion of the face visible. In the lower right corner, a man wearing a hat faces right, his eyes and nose are visible. In the center background a group of men are standing next to a brick wall. Standing on the top of the wall are other men. Men are standing on the roof of a building in the far background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.404
People
Gilles Peress, French (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France born 1946)
Title
Pro-Shariatmadari Demonstration, Tabriz
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Iran
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1979
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337942

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
31.5 x 47.8 cm (12 3/8 x 18 13/16 in.)
sheet: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Verso, b.r., in graphite: Gilles Peress

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Gilles Peress, c. 1985, to; [Gary Schneider and John Erdman, New York] (c. 1985-2011), gift/sale; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Note: Printed in collaboration with the artist or the artist's estate and retained by Schneider/Erdman per agreement.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Schneider/Erdman Printer's Proof Collection, partial gift, and partial purchase through the Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Gilles Peress/Magnum Photos
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.404
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jennifer Quick, ed., Analog Culture: Printer’s Proofs from the Schneider/Erdman Photography Lab, 1981–2001, exh. cat., Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2018), pp. 23, 25-26, fig. 7, ill. (color)

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/03/2019 - 08/02/2021

Subjects and Contexts

  • Analog Culture

Verification Level

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