Painting Archives - Foundation for Iranian Studies

Saffari, Bijan

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:06:36 +0000

Personal and educational background; on the encounter between the traditional and the modern in twentieth century Iran; revival of interest in the traditional art forms in the 1970s; cultural crisis in the late Pahlavi era; on the cultural roots of the Revolution; beginnings of the Shiraz Art Festival; Festival’s aim and agenda; impact of the Festival on the artistic circles outside of Iran; reaction of SAVAK and the media to the Festival; influence of the Festival on the development of performing arts in Iran; on Queen Farah’s patronage of the Festival; recollections of the contribution of the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization (NIRT) to the performing arts in Iran; workings of NIRT; on the creation and objectives of the Queen Farah Foundation.

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Diba, Leyla

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:08:37 +0000

Family and educational background; recollections of the workings of the Queen’s Bureau under Karim Pasha Bahadori and Hushang Nahavandi; Queen’s interest in the arts and patronage of museums; arts in Iran in the 1970s; on Qajar art; museums and private collections in Iran; problems confronting the propagation of the arts in Iran in the 1970s; balance-sheet of the activities of the Negarestan Museum; on the Shiraz Art Festival; on the Queen Farah Foundation; on the patterns of social change in Iran; personal experiences with the Revolution of 1978-79.

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Av, Fereydun

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

Recollections of childhood and service in the military; problems confronted by a Zoroastrian growing up and working in Iran; first projects at the Iran-America Society; on the National Iranian Radio and Television Organization; development of theater in Iran; on the Shiraz Art Festival; artistic circles in Iran in the 1960s and the 1970s; forming an art gallery in Tehran; on Queen Farah’s patronage of the arts; on the Revolution of 1978-79; impact of the Revolution on the minorities; cinema in post-revolutionary Iran.

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Assar, Naser

zah7d — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:09:01 +0000

On the history of Persian painting and its evolution; recollections of childhood; reminiscences of his father and the sociocultural climate in which he grew up; memories of Tehran University; political trends among the youth; association with the Tudeh Party; intellectual circles in Tehran; developing interest in painting; education in the arts; on the new trends in Persian painting and the synthesis between Persian and European artistic trends; dilemmas confronting artists in exile; on changes in Iranian society during the Pahlavi period; royal patronage of the arts in Pahlavi Iran; on the Shiraz Art Festival; on the interaction of art and politics; on the role of the Ministry of Culture and Arts in the development of Persian art.

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