‘Who is this Hossein the world is crazy about?’ The work of Charles-Hossein Zenderoudi


An afternoon of presentations exploring the career of the important Iranian artist Charles-Hossein Zenderoudi.

In 2011, the British Museum acquired an important work completed in 1958 by the renowned modern artist, Charles- Hossein Zenderoudi. This large, linocut print on linen, entitled 'Who is this Hossein the world is crazy about?' illustrates dramatic scenes from the martyrdom of Imam Husayn, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, at the Battle of Karbala (in modern Iraq) in AD 680.