University at Albany Fine Art Collections : UAlbany Artwork : Posters in front of the US Embassy, Teheran, Iran, from the book Telex Iran [19991642I]

[ Artwork description: A photograph in black and white of several images postered onto wooden sticks on a street in front of two buildings. The imagery on each of the wooden posts varies, but all show an example of a portrait of an individual with a beard and headwear. At the center, there is an image of an individual with glasses and a beard that appears to be floating within the image. The wooden posts are tied together with string. ]

Gilles Peress

Posters in front of the US Embassy, Teheran, Iran, from the book Telex Iran , 1979

Artwork Type: Photographs

Medium: Gelatin silver print on paper

Dimensions: 12 x 19 in. (31.75 x 48.26 cm)

Accession #: 19991642I

Credit: Collection of University Art Museum, University at Albany, State University of New York on behalf of The University at Albany Foundation , gift of Adam Brown

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