Shouting demonstrators pass through a shooting spree. – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Shouting demonstrators pass through a shooting spree., preserved in this historic drawing. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A pen-and-ink drawing from 1977 by the Iranian satirist Ardeshir Mohassess, its title, "Shouting demonstrators pass through a shooting spree," sets up a grim irony: protesters chanting in the street move past scenes of violence. The work dates from the years when street demonstrations against the Shah were growing, leading up to the 1979 revolution. Mohassess used this kind of sharp, economical drawing to comment on political life in Iran, and the work was later reproduced in his book *Life in Iran* (1994).
| Created / published | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 drawing : pen & ink ; 45.7 x 60.4 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Satires Iranian 1970-1980.Ink drawings 1970-1980. |
| Notes | Reproduced with alternative caption in: Life in Iran / Ardeshir Mohassess. Washington, D.C. : Mage Publishers, 1994, p. 33. (NC1729.M83A4 1994) Exhibited: Ardeshir Mohassess: Satirist and Social Critic, Asia Society and Museum, New York, New York, 2008. |
| Subjects | Demonstrations--Iran--1970-1980. Politics & government--Iran--1970-1980. Wounds & injuries--Iran--1970-1980. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,254 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-183402 |
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