An independent record of the Pahlavi century — from Reza Shah to the household of Farah — in image, lineage, and prose.
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From the collection
1967 · Tehran
Farah Pahlavi in the emerald tiara with Mohammad Reza Shah.
1970s · Tehran
Crown Prince Reza, Farah Pahlavi, and Mohammad Reza Shah.
1970s · Tehran
Imperial family portrait with the young Crown Prince and Princess.
1960s
Farah Pahlavi and the Shah at an airport arrival.
1960s
Farah Pahlavi adjusts her hat beside the Shah.
1960s · Tehran
Farah, Mohammad Reza Shah, and an infant in the garden.
Journal
Essays & letters
essay · 2026
The private frame
What a single photograph of a royal household can still say — if you give it room.
Readessay · 2026
Ceremony as a public language
Crowns, sashes, and the grammar of state — how ritual photographs still read.
Readessay · 2026
Three queens
Fawzia, Soraya, Farah — three consorts of Mohammad Reza Shah, each in her own chapter.
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Small-run prints and apparel, produced on demand. Quiet objects from the collection.
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