Bahman Jalali (1944—2010)
Hedieh Anvari — Ad Murals (2004)
More Irangeles
Earlier this year we reprinted some photographs by Ron Kelley from the 1993 book Irangeles: Iranians in Los Angeles (UC Press) in Bidoun (#17, Flowers). Here are some favourites that didn’t make the cut (yanni the ones that are already scanned).
Omidvar Brothers
In 1954, brothers Issa and Abdullah Omidvar set out by motorcycle on a journey across the world. In I957 they traveled to the frozen lands of the Arctic and lived with the Eskimos, in I966 they were the first from Asia to explore the Antarctica with the scientific expedition of Chile. The brothers returned to [...]
Tony Shafrazi—Moogambo (1976)
Tony Shafrazi
Moogambo
24×26cm, 1976, Edition of 1000
From the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Database
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Collection Shades of L.A.: Iranian American Community
DOWN WITH IRANIANS (1979)
Clearly not used to so many letters in one word.
Man in ghost costume passing an Iranian family on Halloween night (1986)
Westwood, Los Angeles. Halloweenet moborak!