Claim: Nikzad Nodjoumi figured in the Iranian Revolution and used his art to criticize the Shah's regime.
Evidence: Nikzad Nodjoumi (born 1942 in Kermanshah, Iran) more commonly known as Nicky Nodjoumi is an Iranian-American fine art painter. During the Iranian Revolution he was exiled from Iran and by 1981 he had moved back to New York City. He returned to Iran after his studies and was making artwork and posters that criticized the Shah's regime.