Created by
Fairey, Shepard, American, born 1970
Subject of
President Obama, Barack, American, born 1961
Date
2008
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 36 × 24 in. (91.4 × 61 cm)
H x W (mat): 40 1/8 × 28 in. (101.9 × 71.1 cm)
Description
A lithograph titled “Hope” by Shepard Fairey. Using the color palette of red, beige, blue, and dark blue, the poster is a headshot of Barack Obama from the chest up wearing a suit with a red tie. Obama’s proper left side of the face and background are red and the proper right side of his face is highlighted in white and shadowed with blue, the same color as the background. He is looking slightly up and into the distance. At the bottom of the poster in blue text is [HOPE]. Above the letter “E” is Obama’s campaign logo, a blue half circle representing the sun rising over a field made of red and white stripes.
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
offset lithographs
posters
Topic
Art
Government
Graphic design
Political organizations
Politics
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Carroll Parrott Blue
Object number
2023.39.14
Restrictions & Rights
© Shepard Fairey
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0da86de-142f-4950-b969-5833de0fc0e5

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