Leyly Matine-Daftary
Deceased Person
1937 – 2007
Who was Leyly Matine-Daftary?
Leyly Matine-Daftary was an Iranian modernist artist. She lectured on sculpture and sculpting at the Fine Arts Faculty of Tehran University. Matine-Daftary was involved in the Tehran Biennials and in the Shiraz Arts Festival, for which she created iconic identifying materials.
Leyly Matine-Daftary was born in Tehran. Her father, Ahmad Matine-Daftary, was Prime Minister of Iran, as was one of her grandfathers, Mohammad Mossadegh. After completing her elementary education in Tehran, she attended Cheltenham Ladies' College. She obtained a Fine Arts degree from the Slade School of Fine Art before returning to Tehran in the late 1950s.
Leyly Matine-Daftary died in Paris on 17 April 2007.
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