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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Biting coverage for Obama
November 16, 2011
Demonstrators outside Parliament House in Canberra awaited Obama's arrival with a banner in the style of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama poster from 2008. The image had a twist,...

Lawyers for Obama poster artist say he misled them
October 16, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Attorneys for poster artist Shepard Fairey, who designed the famous Obama'' HOPE'' image, say he based it on a photograph taken by The Associated Press and...

AP countersues artist over famous Obama posters
February 05, 2012
The nonprofit news cooperative filed suit against Shepard Fairey on Wednesday in federal court in Manhattan. Fairey's spokesman and lawyers had no immediate response. Fairey...

AP settles dispute with artist over Obama poster
December 23, 2011
The AP and Los Angeles artist Shepard Fairey and his companies, Obey Giant Art, Obey Giant and Studio Number One, have agreed in principle to settle the copyright infringement...

Obama' Hope' artist pleads guilty to 3 Boston vandalism charges, prosecutors drop...
January 02, 2012
Shepard Fairey was sentenced in Boston Municipal Court on Friday to two years probation. He pleaded guilty to one charge of defacing property and two charges of wanton...

Obama' HOPE' artist and AP settle copyright claims
October 23, 2011
Both sides disclosed the agreement in a joint release, ending a fight that began after Shepard Fairey' s art based on a 2006 AP photograph became an iconic image in Obama's...

AP says artist made up story about Obama poster
August 11, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press says Shepard Fairey concocted the story that he was mistaken about which photo he used to create the famous Obama HOPE poster. The AP said...

Artist admits using other photo for' Hope' poster
January 11, 2012
Shepard Fairey, a Los Angeles-based street artist with a long, often proud history of breaking rules, said in a statement Friday that he was wrong about which photo he used and...

Shepard Fairey Blog Posts

The Boneyard Project, Abandoned Warplanes Reborn As Art Canvases
January 31, 2012 | Laughing Squid

Here Comes the Neighborhood, A Documentary Series About Public Art's Ability to Transform...
January 25, 2012 | Laughing Squid

Shepard Fairey Releases TIME Cover' Protestor' Print [ Headlines ]
January 10, 2012 | PSFK Trend: PSFK

Time Person Of The Year Is The Protestor, Illustrated By Shepard Fairey
December 16, 2011 | PSFK Trend: PSFK

TIME's 2011 Person of the Year: The Protester
December 14, 2011 | Laughing Squid

Dalai Lama receives human rights award from Amnesty International
May 05, 2011 | Boing Boing

Shepard Fairey beat up in Copenhagen Shepard Fairey was beat up by punks in Copenhagen...
August 15, 2011 | MetaFilter

Shepard Fairey Covers New Jersey With Street Art [ Video ]
October 12, 2011 | PSFK Trend: PSFK

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Quotes

"In an attempt to conceal my mistake, I submitted false images and deleted other images."

— Shepard Fairey on June 24, 2011

"I respect the work of photographers, as well as recognize the need to preserve opportunities for other artists to make fair use of photographic images."

— Shepard Fairey on January 12, 2011

Shepard Fairey Videos

Famous artist designs Providence mural
July 28, 2010 | WNAC FOX 64 Providence

providence shepard fairey mural
July 26, 2010 | WPRI CBS 12 Providence

Madisonville Fairey mural vandalized
May 26, 2010 | WCPO ABC 9 Cincinnati, OH

Freedom of expression ripped down in Covington
May 21, 2010 | WCPO ABC 9 Cincinnati, OH

Check It Out: 'Scarehouse,' Shepard Fairey & 'Orny Adams'
October 23, 2009 | WTAE ABC 4 Pittsburgh PA

Wikipedia

Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections...

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