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The United States broke diplomatic relations with Iran on April 24, 1981. The government of Iran later confiscated the doors.

These pictures are taken from James M. Goode's "Outdoor Sculpture" (1974) & is used with Mr. Goode's permission.
The sculpture is one of a few dozen from his original book that were not included in the updated version,
"Washington Sculpture"(2008). Click herefor purchasing information.



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See James M. Goode's
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p304 Item #H-27)
(He excluded it from 'Washington Sculpture')
Medium: Bronze
Artist: Carl Ludwig Schmitz, Ulysses A Ricci(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Nationalities
Location: formerly at 3005 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, D.C.

Nearest Metro: Woodley Park - Zoo - Adams Morgan(Red) Dupont Circle(Red) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000227 (dcMem ID #66 )

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Embassy of Iran Doors (ca. 1960) formerly in Washington, D.C. (no longer in place)
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Goode's "Outdoor Sculpture" has this as one of its 327 entries but it isn't one of the 503 entries in "Washington Sculpture."


Links & other sources
State Dept. website on Iran
Virtual Globe Trotting on the Iranian Embassy
Slate article discussing Iranian Embassy property
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