13 November 2008

THE PRICE OF SHEPARD'S OBAMA PRINTS ARE GONNA SKY ROCKET


If the Smithsonian Institute has its way, a giant fine art version of Shepard Fairey’s iconic portrait of the now-president elect BARACK OBAMA will enter the collection of its National Portraits Gallery as the first official fine art rendering of the future president. The only hitch? Money. The $75,000 price tag for the piece, which was created by Fairey as the centerpiece of his “Manifest Hope” Obama art show that took place in Denver during this year’s DNC, must be raised through donations, though word on the street is that the museum is close to meeting this figure.

...boy howdy I like free money...

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