Posted on 01/18/2009 7:09:33 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
The iconic image of President-elect Barack Obama’s campaign is now on display permanently at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
The original painting, by Los Angeles artist Shepard Fairey, was unveiled yesterday –- and now hangs in the “New Arrivals” section for the many visitors in the district during inauguration to see.
Fairey’s red, white and blue portrait collage with Obama’s face over the word “hope” was reprinted in mass quantities, donning campaign shirts, posters, hats, buttons and stickers throughout the campaign.
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We need a puke bucket
nice!
The artist’s name is Fairey. Nice.
The guy is a gold-plated douchebag, but he didn't pick his name.
On the plus side of the scale, it was a torpedo from a Fairey Swordfish that crippled the rudder of the Bismarck and allowed the Royal Navy to sink her at last.
-ccm
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