Original photograph of Ruhollah Khomeini, circa 1980s

London: Keystone [Press Agency], Circa 1980s. Vintage borderless photograph of Iranian revolutionary, religious leader, and politician Ruhollah Khomeini, circa 1980s. Keystone Press Agency stamps and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso.

Khomeini served as the first Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1979, having suffered five heart attacks in ten days.

From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969.

8 x 10 inches, archivally matted in a 14 x 18 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good plus, with a tiny bruise on the top edge.

[Book #162918]