“Firooz Zahedi: Elizabeth Taylor in Iran” will present forty extraordinary photographs that reveal an insider‘s look at Zahedi’s experience of traveling with the screen legend to Iran in 1976. The series includes stunning images of the late icon posing in odalisque costumes and fashionable chadors.

The photographs were recently on view at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from February 26 – June 12, 2011, and have been loaned by LACMA to the Gallery for this exhibition. Before the exhibition at LACMA opened, Elizabeth Taylor said, “Seeing these photographs brings back fond memories of my visit to Iran, a country blessed with a rich and colorful culture that dates back many centuries.” The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by Linda Komaroff, Curator of Islamic Art and Head of the Department of Ancient and Islamic Art at the LACMA.

Today, Zahedi lives in Los Angeles and is well-known for his portrait work for major publications such as Vanity Fair, Town & Country, Esquire, InStyle, and Time. He started his career in photography in New York during the mid-1970s working with Andy Warhol and Interview.