Shepard Fairey

    

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Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Pose" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign, in which  he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Ombama "Hope" poster. He was born and in Charleston, South Carolina. His father is a doctor and his mother is a realtor. In 1988 he graduated from Idyllwild Arts Academy and in 1992, Fairey graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.