, ▁The ▁Military ▁College ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Mans o ore h ▁H os se ini ▁( Pers ian : ▁ م ن ص و ر ه ▁ ح س ی ن ی ; ▁born ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁– ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Iran ian ▁contemporary ▁artist ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁modern ▁art . ▁ ▁Life ▁At ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁talent ▁for ▁drawing , ▁which ▁comp elled ▁her ▁father ▁to ▁h ire ▁a ▁painting ▁t utor ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁work ▁to ▁her ▁potential . ▁Later ▁on , ▁she ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Te h ran ▁in ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Mans o ore h ▁left ▁Iran ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Italy , ▁where ▁she ▁further ed ▁her ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁Rome ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁her ▁art istic ▁début ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁( XX V III ) ▁Ven ice ▁B ienn ial ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁moder ately ▁successful ▁period ▁in ▁Italy , ▁Mans o ore h ▁returned ▁to ▁Iran ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁won ▁several ▁awards ▁in ▁the ▁Te h ran ▁P ain ting ▁B ienn ial . ▁In ▁