Elizabeth Taylor’s Iranian odyssey

“Elizabeth Taylor as you’ve never seen her before!” press agents might have gushed— and in this case, it would be true.

In 1976, one of the world’s most famous and glamorous actresses took a low-key excursion to pre-revolutionary Iran. With Firooz Zahedi, a young Persian photographer, in tow, Liz explored the country’s exotic and colorful locales, even posing in traditional costume in character as an odalisque, a Turkish lady-in-waiting to a sultan’s harem.

Zahedi’s photo collection is now on display publicly for the first time at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a final tribute to an extraordinary and unique cinematic talent. Plan your LACMA visit here.

Posted 4/7/11