Battle for a Television Station, Tabriz

December 1979-January 1980

Gilles Peress

Associated Names
Gilles Peress

Artist, French, born 1946

The image shows an urban scene with industrial architecture. The background features buildings with corrugated roofs and textured brick walls. In the foreground, there are two large cylindrical metal structures interconnected by cables. The setting appears to be an urban area with historical or social significance.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Michael D. Abrams, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2009; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • No Man's Land: Photography Across Categories, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, September 11, 2010–January 30, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom right in graphite underlined: Gilles Peress; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 2009.024.001

Wikidata ID

Q64154287

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