Name Ardeshir Mohasses Role Cartoonist | Education University of Tehran | |
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Died October 9, 2008, New York City, New York, United States | ||
Ardeshir mohassess
Ardeshir Mohasses (also spelt Ardashir Mohases, Persian: اردشير محصص , 9 September 1938 in Rasht – 9 October 2008 in New York) was an Iranian illustrator and cartoonist, residing in New York.
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Biography
He was born in Rasht and was brought up in Lahijan. His parents were from rich families of Lahijan. He graduated from Tehran University in 1962 with a degree in political science. Since becoming an illustrator and cartoonist for Kayhan and other local periodicals in 1963, he has held several one-man exhibitions in Tehran. He is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Personal life
Mohasses was a cousin of Bahman Mohasses, dubbed by some as the "Persian Picasso", Iranian painter, sculptor, translator, and theatre director.
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