Description
Guy Fawkes Mask
This mask,sometimes call the V Mask and more commonly called the anonymous-mask is a stylised depiction of Guy the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on November 5th, 1605 in order to restore a Catholic head of state. The use of a mask on an effigy has long roots as part of Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.
A stylised portrayal of a face with an over-sized smile and red cheeks, a wide moustache upturned at both ends, and a thin vertical pointed beard, designed by illustrator David Lloyd, came to represent broader protest after it was used as a major plot element in Alan Moore’s V for Vendetta, published in 1982, and its 2006 film adaptation. After appearing in Internet forums, the mask became a well-known symbol for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, used in Project Chanology, the Occupy movement, and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests around the world.
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