Moltov Man

The legal battle between Joy Garnett and Susan Meiselas has created a lot of controversy over a single picture of a single man, whose name has been lost as his image has become the icon of rebellion and revolution. The capturing of the raw emotion of anger captured by both the artists provides a perfect image of what the anger and rage felt by the oppressed looks like, and allows others to get a feel for it. The man's action immortalized his image, the icon even being re-printed in Nicaragua for the anniversary of the revolution, and painted on walls to symbolize the same. The symbol of the Moltov Man took a deep root in society, whereas his name has simply fallen from the page.