Hope And Glory
It was only about a year ago, though it feels like half a lifetime, that Shepard Fairey created the most efficacious American political illustration since “Uncle Sam Wants You”: the Obama “Hope” poster. In innumerable variants, the craning, intent, elegant mien of the candidate engulfed the planet. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Not living in America, this image is one of the touchstones I have for the sentiment of hope prevalent in American in the second half of last year. I had no idea Fairey was responsible for the Obey t-shirt--iconic stuff.