As part of “The Persian Book Lecture Series”, the Library of Congress and Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at University of Maryland, College Park, present a lecture by Mehdi Saeedi, on September 14.
Born in Iran, Mehdi Saeedi is an internationally renowned artist and designer, whose work synthesizes the contemporary world of graphic design and the traditional Iranian arts of calligraphy and illustration. His artwork has been selected for exhibition in many prominent museums and collections worldwide, and has won several prestigious national and international awards. A collection of his artwork from the past 14 years will be on display at the Alex Gallery in Washington, DC, from September 2-30.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Thomas Jefferson Building, African Middle Eastern Reading Room, LJ-220 | Library of Congress
