Created by
Anderson, Gail, American, born 1962
Newton, Joe, American
Subject of
President Obama, Barack, American, born 1961
Date
2012
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 24 × 18 in. (61 × 45.7 cm)
Caption
Gail Anderson is a New York based designer and partner at Anderson Newton Design. Since 1987, Anderson has worked in the field of design at design firms, advertising agencies, and publications. Her work has received awards from major design organizations, including the Society of Publication Designers and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). In 2008 she received a Lifetime Achievement Medal from the AIGA. Anderson currently works as Creative Director at the School of Visual Arts Press and is on the Citizen Stamp Advisory Committee for the US Post Office. In 2013, the US Postal Service commissioned Anderson to design the commemorative stamp for the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation. Anderson was only the second African American designer tapped to design a commemorative stamp, the first being Georg Olden who designed the Proclamation’s 100th anniversary stamp in 1963.
Description
This is a silkscreen print featuring large text in different fonts against a white background. At the top margin is the word “WE” in large block letters in yellow, white, and navy blue. The world takes up the top third of poster. There are three red stars above the word in the upper right corner. The bottom two-thirds of the print consists of the Obama campaign “O” logo on the left-hand side. The top half of the “O” is bright blue. The bottom half of the letter is made up of red stripes against a yellow background that is part of a yellow stripe across the bottom half of the print. Next to the letter “O” is a large exclamation point in bright red that overlaps the letter “O” slightly. It has a big round red circle for the dot and the red shaft is bulbous at the top and narrow at the bottom. The print is signed by the two artists on the bottom left corner.
Place depicted
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
screen prints
Topic
Activism
Art
Design
Graphic design
Mass media
Politics
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gail Anderson
Object number
2020.11.21
Restrictions & Rights
© 2012 Obama for America
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd502ecf90c-0c55-4c9c-ab95-5d5270cd8fa8

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