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Consignment - Beautiful Axis 

On this day in 2002, Iraq, Iran, and North Korea were called an “axis of evil” by U.S. Pres. George W. Bush in his State of the Union address, describing the countries an “axis of evil” for their attempts to develop nuclear, chemical, or biological weaponry. Non-evil imagery of the countries. 

Abbas 1997

IRAN. Shahr Rey. 1997.

Inge Morath 1956

IRAN. Isfahan. 1956. Musicians in the street. 

Abbas 2001

IRAN. Tehran. Mass wedding. A bride wearing the white veil waits... 

Bruno Barbey 1998

IRAN. Town of Sari. Khazarad beach. 1998. 

Hiroji Kubota 1982

NORTH KOREA. Chongjin City. 1981. 

Werner Bischof Estate 1952

SOUTH KOREA. Island of Koje Do. A camp for North Korean prisoners... 

Hiroji Kubota 1982

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1979. Children at a model kindergarden.... 

Hiroji Kubota 1992

NORTH KOREA. Pyongyang. 1992. Musicians on a boat on Taedong... 

Inge Morath 1956

IRAQ. 1956. Bedouins dancing in a camp near Ctesiphon. 

George Rodger 1952

IRAQ. Baghdad. Light streams into the ancient market (Suq). 1952.... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2003

Civilians fleeing Basra during intense fighting between coalition... 

Gilles Peress 1979

IRAN. Qom. 1979. Mother and child. 
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