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American School, 20th Century Hostages Unsigned. Acrylic and screenprint on shaped canvas, 45 1/2 x 52 3/4 in. (115.6 x 134.0 cm), framed. Condition: Good. Mild surface grime and dust. The painting, which has 52 images of hostages, may relate to the hostage crisis in Iran, where 66 U.S. Embassy employees were taken captive when Iranian militants seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979. Of the 66 who were taken hostage, 13 were released on Nov. 19 and 20, 1979; one was released on July 11, 1980, the remaining 52 were released on Jan. 20, 1981.


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2010-05-21

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