AP alleges copyright infringement of Obama image

Poster of President Barack Obama, right, by artist Shepard Fairey.
April 27, 2006 file photo of then-Sen. Barack Obama, Left, by Associated Press photographer Manny Garcia.

(AP Photo/Manny Garcia/ Shepard Fairey)

NEW YORK – On buttons, posters and Web sites, the image was everywhere during last year's presidential campaign: A pensive Barack Obama looking upward, as if to the future, splashed in a Warholesque red, white and blue and underlined with the caption HOPE.

Designed by Shepard Fairey, a Los-Angeles based street artist, the image has led to sales of hundreds of thousands of posters and stickers, has become so much in demand that copies signed by Fairey have been purchased for thousands of dollars on eBay.

The image, Fairey has acknowledged, is based on an Associated Press photograph, taken in April 2006 by Manny Garcia on assignment for the AP at the National Press Club in Washington.

The AP says it owns the copyright, and wants credit and compensation. Fairey disagrees.

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By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

Unveiling Shepard Fairey’s Obama “Hope” @ Smithsonian: National Portrait Gallery

AM is online with Photos of Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery unveiling and inducting Shepard Fairey’s symbolic “Hope” image of Barack Obama.

Martin Irvine of the Irvine Contemporary was credited for dedicating the time and effort to make this possible.

Arrested Motion Blogpost

FORTY FOUR - Inaugural Exhibition

January 18 - February 28, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday January 17th, 8:00pm - 12:00am

Featuring Artists: Preston Sampson, Charly Plamer, and Roy Lewis

Also Featured:
Media Producer-Jamaiah Adams
Author- Dennis Forbes
and a surprise musical guest

International Visions Art Gallery
2629 CONNECTICUT AVE. N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20008
202-234-5112.

Think the New!

January 17 & 18


Pepa Leon, Johanna Mueller, Judy Jahinsky, Barbara Liotta, Janis Goodman

Reyes + Davis
923 F Street NW #302
Washington, DC

Zenith / Inaugural Inspirations

Here are a few photos from the packed Zenith Gallery opening last night.

Drew Ernst's portrait of Barack Obama and World View III by Anne Marchand

Artist Michelle Marcello

A celebratory evening was had by all!

Zenith Gallery
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC
202.783.2963

INAUGURAL INSPIRATION

Commemorating a Momentous Occasion! Paintings/Giclee Prints of President-Elect Obama + Other Paintings, Jewelry, Sculpture & Related Art
Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 14, 6-9pm
Exhibition: January 14 – February 8, 2009

Barack Obama by Drew Ernst


America! by Philip Hazard

Obama in the White House by Robert Freeman

Exhibiting Artists:
Jerry Berta, Cheryl Derricotte, Drew Ernst, Robert Freeman, Siobhan Gavagan, Aziza Gibson-Hunter, Cassandra Gillens, Julie & Ken Girardini, Margery E. Goldberg, Brenda Gordon, Stephen Hansen, Philip Hazard, Robert C. Jackson, Susan Klebanoff, Joey Manlapaz, Anne Marchand, Michelle Marcello, Carol Newmyer, Cynthia Sands, Leo Twiggs, & others

Change, optimism, hope and humor run through this show, says Zenith Gallery owner Margery E. Goldberg who invited artists to join her in commemorating a momentous occasion in American history. With millions of people coming to Washington to celebrate a new era, Goldberg, an activist and artist assembled this eclectic collection of works, which express the hopes and dreams of artists with whom she’s worked for years. “This is a moment we all need to come together, dig deeper and act to inspire,” she wrote in the call for entries. Much of the art you’ll see in Inaugural Inspiration was created for the show, and some pieces were chosen because they fit the theme.

Zenith Gallery
413 17th Street NW
Washington, DC
202.783.2963

Congratulation President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice President Elect Biden.

Shepard Fairey, Obama Hope, 2008. Stencil, collage, and acrylic on paper. 60 X 44 inches

Photo Courtesy:
Irvine Contemporary Gallery

Regime Change Starts at Home:
Shepard Fairey, Al Farrow, Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky)
October 18 to December 06, 2008

Party for OBAMA!

SPECIAL EVENT

- a fundraiser -
Saturday October 25 at 7pm

Theater, Music, Obamartinis!

Doors open at 7PM

Come early for the 8 PM showing of 7 x 1 Samurai, a one-man retelling of Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, named Best Solo Performance for the 2008 Washington Fringe Festival and hailed by the City Paper as "serious, sidesplitting, mesmerizing stuff."

Space in the theater is limited so call the Warehouse at 202 783-3933 to reserve a seat.

Can't make the show? Join us afterwards to groove to the scorching rhythms and soulful melodies of OmegaBand, kicking off at 9PM.

$75

Civilian Art Projects and Barack Obama

Civilians for Obama
October 17, 9pm - 12am

Join Civilian Art Projects, DJs Will Eastman (Blisspop) and Jonathan Ackerman (the Moon Goons, Minneapolis) and over 40 artists from across the USA (and London!) as we dance, raise a drink, and work to get Barack Obama into the White House.
$25 at the door gets you in the door and one complimentary drink.
All artwork is for sale at $500 (and below) with the majority of the proceeds going to the campaign.
This show is ONE NIGHT ONLY so get there early!!

List of participating artists: Deborah M. Carroll Anzinger
Matthew Best
Megan Blafas
Lisa Blas
Judy Byron
Lynn Cazabon
Natalie Cheung
Billy Colbert
Jeffry Cudlin
Kate Damon John Beebe
Mary Early*
Steve Frost
Ana Elisa Fuentes
Lee Gainer
Victoria F. Gaitán
Pat Goslee
Jason Matthews Gottlieb
Pat Graham
Jeremy Haik
Jason Horowitz**
Mike Iacavone
David Ibata
Amanda Kleinman
Brian Knight
Joseph Lamour
Kate MacDonnell
Andrew McDermott
Kate McGraw
Sean Quinn
Rick Reinhard
Rachele Riley
Brady Robinson
Marc Roman
Melanie Standage
Sanjay Suchak
John Ulaszek***
Rachel Waldron
Jenny Walton
Joshua Yospyn
* Courtesy of HEMPHILL**Courtesy of Curator's Office*** Courtesy of Ten Miles Square
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Civilian Art Projects
406 7th Street NW, Third Floor
Washington DC
(202) 347-0022

Black Artists of DC to Host Citywide “Legacy of Hope Open Studio Exhibitions” Proceeds to Support Obama Campaign through Obama For America

Washington, DC – Black Artists of DC (BADC) announced this month that they will host a one day “open studios” show and sale of their members’ work in order to raise funds to support Democratic Presidential nominee, Barack Obama. Forty celebrated artists from the Washington/Baltimore area - with original work that ranges in style, includes all media, and showcases techniques extending from the ancient to the innovative - will open their studios to the public on Sunday September 28, 2008 from 11:00 am -- 5:00 pm to help raise money for the Obama campaign.

According to group convener, Aziza Claudia Gibson-Hunter, “Throughout history, Art has been used as a vehicle for social and political change. We wanted to add our voices and efforts towards POSITIVE CHANGE. The event offers art lovers and collectors the unique opportunity to visit and view the works of various artists in their own studios. The public will be able to purchase original paintings, prints, wearable art, textiles, jewelry, ceramics, photography, sculpture and much more while supporting the campaign. Twenty percent of sales proceeds will be donated to the Obama campaign in the name of the art purchaser. We prefer checks for bookkeeping purposes.

Photo site for Press: http://blackartistsofdc.org/artforObama/
To learn about each artist and locate their studio on a map, go to map