The Life of an Image: “Molotov Man," 1979–2009
The Life of an Image: “Molotov Man," 1979–2009

© Susan Meiselas / Magnum Photos

The Life of an Image: “Molotov Man," 1979–2009
First FSLN Anniversary Matchboxes, Nicaragua, July 1980

Currently not on view

Wall stencil based on 'Molotov Man', Estelí, Nicaragua, 1984,

1984

Susan Meiselas, born 1948, Baltimore, MD; active New York, NY
2016-41.11

Information

Title
Wall stencil based on 'Molotov Man', Estelí, Nicaragua, 1984
Dates

1984

Maker
Susan Meiselas
Medium
Chromogenic print
Dimensions
23.5 × 35.2 cm (9 1/4 × 13 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Bagley Wright Fund
Object Number
2016-41.11
Place Depicted

North America, Nicaragua, Estelí Department, Estelí

Culture
American
Type
chromogenic color prints, photographs
Materials
paper (fiber product)
Techniques
color photography
Subject
Nicaraguan, figures (representations), graffiti, revolutions, stencils (tools), walls

Susan Meiselas Studio, New York, NY;

purchased by Princeton University Art Museum, 2016.

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