Heroin Smokers in the Gumruch Neighborhood, Teheran

December 1979-January 1980

Gilles Peress

Associated Names
Gilles Peress

Artist, French, born 1946

This is a photograph of an urban alleyway scene. The image shows a narrow street bordered by brick and concrete buildings with shuttered storefronts on the right and textured brick walls on the left. The ground is paved with worn tiles and scattered debris. Several figures are present along the walls, some sitting and others standing. The perspective of the photograph leads the eye down the alley, drawing attention to the architectural details and the somber atmosphere. The overall monochrome tone highlights the textures and adds a timeless quality to the scene.
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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: 2009.024.002

Wikidata ID

Q64154288

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