The king is always above the people / Ardeshir Mohassess. – Antique Print
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The king is always above the people / Ardeshir Mohassess.
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Ardeshir Mohassess titled this 1978 pen-and-ink drawing *The king is always above the people*, a line that targets the distance between the Pahlavi monarchy and ordinary Iranians. The record files it under political assassinations, a reminder of the violence and unrest that gripped Iran in the 1970s as opposition to the Shah's government grew. Mohassess worked under heavy press censorship, so his sharp pen carried real risk as well as social commentary. The drawing was reproduced in a 1994 book of his work and included in a 2008 exhibition in New York.
| Created / published | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : pen & ink ; 45.7 x 60.2 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Satires Iranian 1970-1980.Ink drawings 1970-1980. |
| Notes | Reproduced in: Life in Iran / Ardeshir Mohassess. Washington, D.C. : Mage Publishers, 1994, p. 37. (NC1729.M83A4 1994) Exhibited: Ardeshir Mohassess: Satirist and Social Critic, Asia Society and Museum, New York, New York, 2008. |
| Subjects | Assassinations--Iran--1970-1980. Politics & government--Iran--1970-1980. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,296 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-179748 |
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