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Iconic Obama portrait headed to Smithsonian Museum [ Barf Alert!]
chicagosuntimes.com ^ | 1/7/09 | BRETT ZONGKER

Posted on 01/08/2009 6:22:31 PM PST by melt

WASHINGTON — Even before he takes office, President-elect Barack Obama’s image will become part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery, the museum announced today.

The gallery acquired the iconic red, white and blue collage by Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey, depicting Obama with the word “Hope.” The image — later modified with the messages of “Change” and “Vote” for the Obama campaign — became one of the most memorable images from the 2008 election. The curators at the Smithsonian Institution museum plan to hang it by Inauguration Day.

“What I think is so fascinating is the ubiquitous nature,” said Carolyn Carr, deputy director of the Portrait Gallery. “When people think of a portrait of Obama, they think of this image.”

Gallery officials would not reveal how much they paid Fairey for the five-foot tall, mixed-media stenciled collage. Art collectors Heather and Tony Podesta of Washington donated money for the Smithsonian to purchase the work.

Typically, the gallery acquires official portraits of presidents as they are leaving office, and an official Obama portrait will be added later. A portrait of President George W. Bush was unveiled at the gallery in December.

Fairey’s collage appeared on thousands of stickers, posters and T-shirts across the country. Time magazine recently commissioned Fairey to create a similar image of Obama for its Person of the Year cover.

(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: art; bhoinauguration; fairey; jcon; obama; pravda; propaganda; shepardfairey; smithsonian
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They've also measured his head size. He should be ready for Mt. Rushmore by Inauguration Day 2013...

1 posted on 01/08/2009 6:22:32 PM PST by melt
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To: melt

I like the “truth-in-advertising” version, captioned simply:

Dope


2 posted on 01/08/2009 6:24:44 PM PST by WayneM (Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.)
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To: melt

Guess I better get my kids to see Mt Rushmore soon


3 posted on 01/08/2009 6:24:46 PM PST by old and cranky (You! Out Of The Gene Pool - Now!)
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To: melt

It’s really going to be a big let down when Obama crashes everything he touches.


4 posted on 01/08/2009 6:25:15 PM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: melt
funny!

B0...STEP AWAY FROM THE ROCK FORMATION AND NO ONE WILL GET HURT.

5 posted on 01/08/2009 6:26:38 PM PST by NordP (CONSERVATIVE AGAIN IN 2010 ..... Now, is it 2012 yet ???)
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To: melt

No big deal. It will end up in the garbage heap along with everything else in the Smithsonian when the Muzzies complete their takeover of this country.


6 posted on 01/08/2009 6:26:48 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (CIA Director!....So easy, a caveman can do it!)
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To: melt
This one? Image and video hosting by TinyPic or this one? Image and video hosting by TinyPic Image and video hosting by TinyPic
7 posted on 01/08/2009 6:27:42 PM PST by omega4179 (Bush Abandoned Ramos and Compean)
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To: NordP
"Step away from the Rocks...."
8 posted on 01/08/2009 6:29:38 PM PST by Colonial Warrior (Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.)
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To: Dutch Boy

And people thought I was crazy when I said we are returning to Nazi Germany


9 posted on 01/08/2009 6:30:19 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: melt

The image of a man who believes that newly born children should be put in waste bins because their “mothers” wanted the kids dead . . . what have we wrought? Lord help us!


10 posted on 01/08/2009 6:31:38 PM PST by laweeks
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To: melt

They’ve also measured his head size. He should be ready for Mt. Rushmore by Inauguration Day 2013...

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Don’t worry. There isn’t enough stone/rock for his inflated head to go. Won’t work.


11 posted on 01/08/2009 6:31:41 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: Sarah Barracuda

My father told me about defeating the Nazi’s once.

Suspect it is repeatable.


12 posted on 01/08/2009 6:31:49 PM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: melt

13 posted on 01/08/2009 6:33:46 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: melt
Actual picture referred to.


14 posted on 01/08/2009 6:35:54 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself)
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To: melt

to be kept under

THE ONLY ILLEGAL PRESIDENT OF USA


15 posted on 01/08/2009 6:36:14 PM PST by nbhunt
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To: melt
It might look good on a soup can.

-PJ

16 posted on 01/08/2009 6:37:02 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (You can never overestimate the Democrats' ability to overplay their hand.)
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To: melt

It’s a propaganda poster.


17 posted on 01/08/2009 6:37:34 PM PST by popdonnelly (Don't lose sight of your conservative principles.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

“Don’t worry. There isn’t enough stone/rock for his inflated head to go. Won’t work.”

...not to mention his ears.


18 posted on 01/08/2009 6:41:37 PM PST by Batman11
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To: melt
The Feddle Gummint has already sanctioned this flap-eared fool?!?!?!?!?!?


19 posted on 01/08/2009 6:43:01 PM PST by Viking2002 (Let's be proactive and start the impeachment NOW.)
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To: melt
Iconic?!!


20 posted on 01/08/2009 6:43:48 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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