The Empress and I
type: CreativeWork
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/31087023
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/311210764
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320127677
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320129271
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320130266
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/320130456
about: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/330135240
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  alternate name: Art consultants--United States
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  alternate name: Art objects--Collectors and collecting--Iran--20th century
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  alternate name: Art--Collectors and collecting--Iran--20th century
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  alternate name: Women museum curators--United States
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  alternate name: Art, Modern--20th century
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  alternate name: Art patronage--Iran--20th century
abstract: In the 1970s, American curator Donna Stein served as an art advisor to Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi, the Shahbanu of Iran. Together, Stein and Pahlavi generated an art market in Iran, as Stein encouraged Pahlavi's patronage of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Today, the contemporary section of the Iranian National Collection--most of which continues to languish in storage--is considered one of the most significant collections of modern art outside of Europe and the United States. The Empress and I is a vivid account of Stein's experience at the height of this storied intercultural initiative. In crafting her highly readable narrative, Stein cites a number of previously confidential documents, including private correspondence with artists and dealers. This text explores the relationship between two women united by their shared passion for the arts and the continued legacy of their partnership in today's art world. --Publisher
creator: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/310109171
language: eng
subject of: Statement
  additional type: http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300195187
  text: The Most Prized Modern Artwork in Tehran -- Iran in the 1970s -- My First Visit to Iran -- My Second Visit and First Acquisitions -- Working for Iran in New York -- Moving to Tehran -- Inside the Private Secretariat of Her Imperial Majesty -- Trouble in Paradise -- The Plot Thickens -- Free at Last -- A Seed Planted with Love Never Dies: Interview with Farah Pahlavi -- Documents -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
work example: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/301312995

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