Posted on 04/11/2009 5:45:21 PM PDT by ml/nj
Yesterday my wife and I spent the afternoon at the National Portrait Gallery / Museum of American Art in Washington, DC, which is run by the Smithsonian Institution. I had never visited this museum before. The have some decent stuff, with a bit too PC of a presentation, but it's probably always been like that.
As is my habit when I visit such places I like to check out the museum store, and maybe pick up a book which represents what I saw during my visit. So I walk into the store and there on the right just where one walks in is a top to bottom, eight foot wide selection of Obama items. There were coffee mugs, coloring books, paper doll books, tee shirts, an assortment of idolizing books, etc. (No fake parchment birth certificates though!)
I would be willing to bet that eight years ago at this time these shelves were not filled with Bush stuff. So I wondered who it is that operates the souvenir shops at these government run sites. Does the government lease the space to some capitalist? If they do are, are there any rules regarding what might be offered for sale? If the government runs the shop, who is it who decides what to offer for sale? Does anyone here know?
ML/NJ
Is that picture accurate? The BO books were under religion?
You certainly must have noticed that his face is all over D.C.
I had to admit I found it amusing.
If it wasn't so sad, it'd be funny.
Heck, even the supermarkets up here in New
Hampshire have tons of Obama stuff for sale. So I’m not surprised that a govt institution in DC would have the same.
Did you find the CiaObammma
The “Yes We Can” is a nice touch! Wonder if Archie McPhee will have a special on them? OMG That’s funny!
They weren’t in the supermarkets. I’ll have to check the junky gift section in the non-Walgreen drug stores.
I saw some in a local store a few days ago. They are about twice the size of a silver dollar and gaudy!
gaudy is almost God?
“I wanted to make an art piece of Barack Obama because I thought an iconic portrait of him could symbolize and amplify the importance of his mission. I believe Obama will guide this country to a future where everyone can thrive and I should support him vigorously for the sake of my two young daughters. I have made art opposing the Iraq war for several years, and making art of Obama, who opposed the war from the start, is like making art for peace. I know I have an audience of young art fans and I’m delighted if I can encourage them to see the merits of Barack Obama.”
-Shepard Fairey
http://store.barackobama.com/Artists_for_Obama_s/1018.htm
See? It's all about "peace, love, togetherness" and "change".
Here are some of Fairey's other masterpieces. No joke. Most of his works are along these same lines (anti-American, pro-communist propaganda). Check the link.
Source: The Jonathan Levine Gallery:
http://jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Artist.ArtistDetail&ArtistID=F65EBB86-3048-28EB-92D55AA4FC996E31&GalleryID=82C33C59-3048-28EB-92DB386C8C733405
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From Shepard Fairey's official website (ObeyGiant.com):
Check it out! I got a thank you note from Barack Obama. If he is elected, maybe I have a get out of jail free card. All kidding aside, I’m honored to be acknowledged by someone so important to the future of our country. Also, the Obama campaign asked me to do a poster illustration for sale on their site. It should be out next week on barackobama.com.-Shepard
http://obeygiant.com/post/check-it-out
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Here is the 'thank you' letter Barack Obama sent to Shepard Fairey:
"Dear Shepard, I would like to thank you for using your talent in support of my campaign. The political messages involved in your work have encouraged Americans to believe they can help change the status quo. Your images have a profound effect on people, whether seen in a gallery or on a stop sign. I am privileged to be a part of your artwork and proud to have your support. I wish you continued success and creativity.
Sincerely, Barack Obama.'"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/16/AR2008051601017.html
Source for letter image: Fairey's own website (ObeyGiant.com):
http://obeygiant.com/post/check-it-out
If the image of the letter should 'vanish' from Fairey's website, try this link:
http://www.notcot.com/images/obama_letter-to-shepard-fairey.jpg
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Portrait of Angela Davis by Obama artist Shepard Fairey:
Angela Davis
Source: The Jonathan Levine Gallery (link given above)
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From David Horowitz's FrontPageMag.com/DiscoverTheNetworks.org:
PROFILE: ANGELA DAVIS
* Communist professor at the University of California’s Santa Cruz campus
* Recipient of the Lenin “Peace Prize” from the police state of East Germany in 1979
* Provided an arsenal of weapons to Black Panthers who used them to kill a Marin Country judge in a failed attempt to free Davis' imprisoned lover, Black Panther murderer George Jackson
* Icon of the campus Left and frequent guest speaker at anti-war rallies
* Leader of a movement to free all criminals who are minorities claiming that they are political prisoners of the racist United States
* “The only path of liberation for black people is that which leads toward complete and radical overthrow of the capitalist class.”
Angela Yvonne Davis is a tenured professor in the “History of Consciousness” program at the University of California - Santa Cruz. A former member of the Black Panther Party, she is currently a “University Professor,” one of only seven in the entire California University system, which entitles her to a six-figure salary and a research assistant. This income is supplemented by speaking fees ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 per appearance on college campuses, where she is an icon of radical faculty, administrators, and students. Davis has also taught at UCLA and the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1303
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Also by Shepard Fairey, Obama's personal icon artist...
http://www.duckywaddles.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=171
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http://www.duckywaddles.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=744
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"Stalin Lenin", Shepard Fairey,
limited edition silkscreen, signed
and numbered. 18"X24" *SOLD OUT*
Source: http://www.duckywaddles.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=429
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"Check it out! I got a thank you note from Barack Obama. If he is elected, maybe I have a get out of jail free card"
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VIDEO: Obama icon artist, Shepard Fairey, discusses his numerous arrests (13!) in this May 2008 alternative media interview
(2:32 minutes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozeTXRa7_zo&feature=related
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Street artist Shepard Fairey, who designed Obama 'Hope' poster, arrested for graffiti in Boston
[...make that *14* arrests!]
NY Daily News | February 7th 2009
Yes. (Even worse was the number of Obama bumper-stickers. Will none of these folks realize the the huge error that has been made?) But I think a street vendor trying to make a buck is quite different from a government shop. This is the sort of think I would think one would find in Venezuela.
ML/NJ
These are private businesses. (I hope.) I have no problem with capitalists fleecing the Obama lambs.
ML/NJ
Do they have fake (or real) bombs by Zer0 with artistic input from Billy Ayers, the kind, murdering terrorist that is full of HOPE?
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