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Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Men Burning a Portrait of the Shah
Men Burning a Portrait of the Shah, 1978
Acquired 2017
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's portrait is exhibited by the crowd attending the opening of the Tehran university.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's portrait is exhibited by the crowd attending the opening of the Tehran university., 1979
Acquired 2016
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Courtesans bow to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during a Salaam ceremony celebrating the 58th anniversary of the Monarch in the Golestan Palace. On the right of the Shah is Amir Abbas Hoveyda, formerly Prime Minister and now Court Minister. On the left of photo is General Hassan Pakhravan, Ambassador and first chief of the SAVAK, the much feared political police.
Courtesans bow to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during a Salaam ceremony celebrating the 58th anniversary of the Monarch in the Golestan Palace. On the right of the Shah is Amir Abbas Hoveyda, formerly Prime Minister and now Court Minister. On the left of photo is General Hassan Pakhravan, Ambassador and first chief of the SAVAK, the much feared political police., 1977
Acquired 2016
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
Wrestlers at training, wearing old traditional trousers. The Zourkhaneh (house of strength) was donated by the Shah to Shaabane-bi-mokh (Shaabane the Brainless) to thank him for sending his troops against nationalist leader Mossadegh, during the 1952 coup organised by the USA.
Wrestlers at training, wearing old traditional trousers. The Zourkhaneh (house of strength) was donated by the Shah to Shaabane-bi-mokh (Shaabane the Brainless) to thank him for sending his troops against nationalist leader Mossadegh, during the 1952 coup organised by the USA., 1971
Acquired 2016
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
At the tomb of Cyrus the Great, celebrations of the 2500th anniversary of the monarchy.
At the tomb of Cyrus the Great, celebrations of the 2500th anniversary of the monarchy., 1971
Acquired 2016
Gelatin silver print
LACMA
At a pro Shah demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium, a supporter puts a banknote with the Shah's portrait to her eye as a sign of allegiance.
At a pro Shah demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium, a supporter puts a banknote with the Shah's portrait to her eye as a sign of allegiance., 1979
Acquired 2016
Gelatin silver print
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Men Burning a Portrait of the Shah
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession M.2017.15 · Gelatin silver print
Purchased with funds provided by Art of the Middle East: CONTEMPORARY
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's portrait is exhibited by the crowd attending the opening of the Tehran university.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.199.5 · Gelatin silver print
Purchased with funds provided by Art of the Middle East: CONTEMPORARY
Courtesans bow to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi during a Salaam ceremony celebrating the 58th anniversary of the Monarch in the Golestan Palace. On the right of the Shah is Amir Abbas Hoveyda, formerly Prime Minister and now Court Minister. On the left of photo is General Hassan Pakhravan, Ambassador and first chief of the SAVAK, the much feared political police.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.199.3 · Gelatin silver print
Purchased with funds provided by Art of the Middle East: CONTEMPORARY
Wrestlers at training, wearing old traditional trousers. The Zourkhaneh (house of strength) was donated by the Shah to Shaabane-bi-mokh (Shaabane the Brainless) to thank him for sending his troops against nationalist leader Mossadegh, during the 1952 coup organised by the USA.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.199.2 · Gelatin silver print
Purchased with funds provided by Shidan Taslimi
At the tomb of Cyrus the Great, celebrations of the 2500th anniversary of the monarchy.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.199.4 · Gelatin silver print
Purchased with funds provided by Art of the Middle East: CONTEMPORARY
At a pro Shah demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium, a supporter puts a banknote with the Shah's portrait to her eye as a sign of allegiance.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2016 · Accession M.2016.199.1 · Gelatin silver print
Purchased with funds provided by Harvey Plotnick with additional funds provided by Art of the Middle East: CONTEMPORARY
Militants armés devant l'ambassade des Etats-Unis à Téhéran lors de la prise d'otage commencée le 4 novembre 1979
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2013 · Accession AM 2014-210 · Photographie
Inscription à l'inventaire: Don du Jeu de Paume, avec le soutien de Magnum en 2013. Ancienne collection du Centre National de la Photographie.
Parade militaire pour le dixième anniversaire du coup d'Etat du général Pinochet, Santiago du Chili
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2013 · Accession AM 2014-240 · Photographie
Inscription à l'inventaire: Don du Jeu de Paume, avec le soutien de Magnum en 2013. Ancienne collection du Centre National de la Photographie.
Femme blessée par une bombe de l'IRA (Armée républicaine irlandaise), Belfast, Irlande du Nord
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2013 · Accession AM 2014-61 · Photographie
Inscription à l'inventaire: Don du Jeu de Paume, avec le soutien de Magnum en 2013. Ancienne collection du Centre National de la Photographie.
Parade militaire pour le jour de l'Indépendance, Mexico
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2013 · Accession AM 2014-237 · Photographie
Inscription à l'inventaire: Don du Jeu de Paume, avec le soutien de Magnum en 2013. Ancienne collection du Centre National de la Photographie.
Religieuses célébrant la Toussaint, 1er novembre 1980, Varsovie
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 1980 · Accession AM 1988-658 · Photographie
Attribution Fonds national d'art contemporain: Achat en 1983 Fonds national d'art contemporain, Centre national des arts plastiques Attribution au Musée national d'art moderne /…
Actrices se maquillant avant un spectacle de nuit au village. Sud-Vietnam, zone contrôlée par le Vietcong près de My Tho
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 1973 · Accession AM 1988-659 · Photographie
Attribution Fonds national d'art contemporain: Achat en 1983 Fonds national d'art contemporain, Centre national des arts plastiques Attribution au Musée national d'art moderne /…
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Abbas born
Jan 1, 1944