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Portrait Photographs from Isfahan
Parisa Damandan
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Description for Portrait Photographs from Isfahan
Paperback. .
The establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 meant women were forced to wear the hijab and photographs of them uncovered were forbidden. As a result, many photographers' studios were burnt to the ground, while remaining archives of invaluable glass-plate negatives were left to moulder in attics. Parisa Damandan spent over ten years accumulating an impressive collection of pioneering photographs from the early twentieth century, in her hometown of Isfahan. Recently emancipated women posing in various state of dress, Polish war refugees on their tortuous journey home after fleeing the Nazis, men in fashionable hats or in traditional ... Read more
The establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 meant women were forced to wear the hijab and photographs of them uncovered were forbidden. As a result, many photographers' studios were burnt to the ground, while remaining archives of invaluable glass-plate negatives were left to moulder in attics. Parisa Damandan spent over ten years accumulating an impressive collection of pioneering photographs from the early twentieth century, in her hometown of Isfahan. Recently emancipated women posing in various state of dress, Polish war refugees on their tortuous journey home after fleeing the Nazis, men in fashionable hats or in traditional ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Saqi Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
1482g
Number of Pages
263
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780863565533
SKU
V9780863565533
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Parisa Damandan
Parisa Damandan was born in Isfahan, Iran, in 1967. She has a degree in Photography from the University of Tehran.
Reviews for Portrait Photographs from Isfahan
'Excellent ... beautifully produced.' The Middle East in London 'Reveals as much about how photographers worked in the first half of the 20th century as it does about how people in those times saw themselves, how the identity of a nation took shape, fell apart and reformed against a backdrop of industrialization, modernity, political change and looming revolution and upheaval.' ... Read more