Frank Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the late 80’s skateboarding scene . In 1989 he designed the “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design.
Fairey designed the Barack Obama “Hope” poster for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston has described him as one of the best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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