ORIGINAL INK ON PAPER ART BY SOHRAB SEPEHRI

size: 11 3/4" x 27 1/2"

1928 Born in Kashan, Iran Education: Khayam School and first part of high school "Pahlavi High School" in Kashan Introduction college in Tehran 1946 Commenced with "Training and Education Culture Office", Kashan 1948 Resignation from "Training and Education Culture Office" Finishing high school in "Literature" field Faculty of Fine Arts, Tehran University Commenced with "Oil Company", Tehran 1949 Resignation from "Oil Company" 1951 Published his first collection of poems "Color's Death" Commenced with "Hygiene Cooperation Organization", Tehran, as designer Collaborated in some painting exhibitions Published his second collection of poems, "Dream's Life" Commenced with "Fine Arts Office" in Museum Dept. and teaching in "Fine Arts School" 1955 Translated Japanese verses and published in "Sokhan" (Speech) magazine 1957 Traveled to Europe via land, Paris and London Paris Fine Arts School: Lithography Field 1958 First Tehran Biennale Two months travel, Rome to Paris Venice Biennale Returned to Iran Commenced with "Agriculture Ministry" 1960 Second Tehran Biennale; First Prize of Fine Arts Traveled to Tokyo to learn inlay; he visited cities and art centers of Japan

1961 He visited Agra (Taj-Mahal) in India, in his return to Iran Individual Exhibition, Abbasi Hall, Tehran Published collection of poems "Sun's Load" Teaching in "Decorative Arts School", Tehran Published collection of poems "Sorrow's East" 1962 March, Resignation from all his governmental positions Individual exhibition in "Farhang Hall", Tehran Again, individual exhibition in "Farhang Hall", Tehran 1963 Group exhibition in "Gil-Gamesh" gallery, Tehran Individual exhibition in "Golestan Film Studio", Tehran San Paolo Biennale, Brazil Group exhibition "Iran Contemporary Art", French Group exhibition in "Niala" gallery, Tehran Group exhibition in "Saba" gallery, Tehran 1964 Traveled to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan and returned to Iran 1965 Group exhibition in "Bourges" gallery, Tehran Individual exhibition in "Bourges" gallery, Tehran Published "Water's Foot Voice" poem in "Arash" magazine Traveled to London and Munich and returned to Iran 1966 Traveled to France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Austria and retuned to Tehran Individual exhibition in "Seihoun" gallery, Tehran Collection of poems "Green Volume" "Sepehri Night Poem" in "Rozan" gallery, Tehran 1968 Group exhibition in "Mass" gallery, Tehran "Roiane Festival", French

Iran Contemporary Art exhibition, "Goatee Institute", Tehran Group exhibition in "Pahlavi University", Shiraz 1969 International Painting Festival, French; and won "Special Prize" 1970 Traveled to USA, Long Island Group exhibition in Bridge Hampton City Seven months in New York Returned to Iran Again, traveled to USA 1971 Individual exhibition in "Boston Gallery", New York Retuned to Iran Individual exhibition in "Lito Gallery", Tehran 1972 Individual exhibition in "Cyrus Gallery", French, Paris Transferred the above exhibition to "Seihoun Gallery", Tehran Individual exhibition in "Seihoun Gallery", Tehran Traveled to Paris and stayed in "Arts International Hostel" 1974 Traveled to Greece and Egypt Retuned to Iran First Tehran International Art Exhibition 1975 Individual exhibition in "Seihoun Gallery", Tehran 1976 Iran Contemporary Art Exhibition, Switzerland 1977 Collection of poems "Eight Books" 1978 Individual exhibition in "Seihoun Gallery", Tehran Reprinted "Eight Books" Traveled to England for his blood cancer Retuned to Iran

1979 April 20, deceased in Pars Hospital, Tehran April 21, buried in Meshed Ardehal, Kashan