Shepard Fairey - HOPE Official Obama Campaign Election Poster - Verkocht

Shepard Fairey " Obama HOPE " 2008 Official Election Campagn Poster. It is an iconic and historical Pop Art poster and collectors item for vintage and art lovers.

The Pop Art poster was instantly iconic when the image was first released in the 2008 presidential campaign. The original mixed media artwork by Shepard Fairey now hangs in The Smithsonian Institute Museum's National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C..

Printed in 2008 for The DNC, the official election campaign poster features the iconic " Hope " image of the 44th President of The United States Barack Obama. It is a stylized stencil portrait of Obama in solid red, beige and (light and dark) blue, with the word "progress", "hope", or "change" below (and other words in some versions). The original iconic "HOPE" portrait was featured on the cover of Esquire Magazine's February 2009 issue, this time with a caption reading, "WHAT NOW?"

Stephan Fairey (1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989 he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

The Pop Art lithograph print measures 60 cmW X 90 H. It is in perfect " like new " mint condition with hardly no signs of handling. It has never been framed. Please see photos for condition reference.