Wendy Wick Reaves, curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses the portrait that came to symbolize the historic campaign of President-elect Barack Obama. The portrait is on display at the museum. .
The piece, created by Los Angeles based graphic designer and street artist Shepard Fairey, came to the museum through the generosity of Washington, D.C., art collectors Heather and Tony Podesta, in honor of Tony Podestas mother, the late Mary K. Podesta.
This large-scale mixed-media stenciled collage is on view in the New Arrivals exhibition, on the museums first floor. For more on the poster, see the NPG blog at: http://face2face.si.edu/my_weblog/2009/01/now-on-view-portrait-of-barack-obama-by-shepard-fairey.html
Credit info: Barack Obama / Shepard Fairey, 2008 / Hand-finished collage, stencil and acrylic on paper / Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection in honor of Mary K. Podesta / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / © Shepard Fairey/ObeyGiant.com
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March 10th, 2010 at 1:22 am
i found it funny …
i found it funny how the first two terms contradict themselves, way to study up on ur marxist ideologies
and by the way i hope u know the usa has been a socialist country since conception
even under Papa Reagan
March 10th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Ms. Reaves gives a …
Ms. Reaves gives a good commentary.
March 10th, 2010 at 1:22 am
That’s not George W …
That’s not George W. Bush “slimjim7709,” you should have your eyesight checked.
March 10th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Capitalism in its …
Capitalism in its own right does not work, thats why you have socialism in the USA in for the form of Social Security and Medicare and Medicade. You need a mixture of idealologies. You have had 200 plus years of private healthcare not solving the problem of universal healthcare as you still have 49 million people without coverage. A National healthcare system would solve this problem, but you fools are too NEGATIVE to see the truth
March 10th, 2010 at 1:22 am
this is a historic …
this is a historic painting!…lol…your grandkids will know this as the face of the guy who ruined the USA…good job!…lol
March 10th, 2010 at 1:22 am
communist, …
communist, socialist, dictator