You may have never heard of the name Shepard Fairey, but I guarantee you know him. Fairey is the artist that created the iconic “HOPE” image of President Barack Obama. The image was everywhere- posters, buttons and probably most beneficial, featured on thousands of Web sites devoted to raising money for the campaign.

Fairey said he created the image after doing a Google image search for the then-presidential hopeful and choosing a photo where Obama looked inspired and hopeful. In another version of the story, he said an “unknown Obama staffer,” gave him the image...

CATEGORY: Art

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