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The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait “Hope” : More Photos from the Installation

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait “Hope”

: Shepard Fairey with his Obama portrait "Hope" prior to its installation at the National Portrait gallery, Saturday, January 17, 2009.

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope" is prepared to be escorted through the National Portrait Gallery for its installation.

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope" is escorted through the National Portrait Gallery for its installation.

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope" is installed Saturday, January 17, 2009.

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope" - Detail: O "Morphine"

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope" - Detail: Eyes

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope" - Detail: Ear to Ear

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope"

: The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait "Hope" gathers a crowd upon its installation.

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Obama Inauguration '09

Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait “Hope” unveiled and installed in the National Portrait Gallery
The Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait “Hope” : More Photos from the Installation
Some images from the “We Are One” concert at the the Lincoln Memorial
Photos from Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day by Joe Tresh

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Published January 26, 2009 in DC Life, Politics. Photography by Joe Tresh (RSS).
Tagged: Barack Obama, Detail, Hope, National Portrait Gallery, Obama, Portrait, Shepard Fairey, White House '08
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Shepard Fairey Obama Portrait “Hope” unveiled and installed in the National Portrait Gallery

My inaugural week started off with the unveiling and installation of the Obama portrait by Shepard Fairey in the National Portrait Gallery on Saturday, Januray 17, 2009. The gallery obtained the portrait because of its ubiquitous presence during the presidential campaign. It has become an icon for our time.

Shepard Fairey in front of his portrait of Obama

Fairey said when he got the idea for the image, he went to the internet and found a base image to start with. Bloggers have been wondering who took the original photo until recently when Mannie Garcia, a former AP freelancer, was identified. the original photo was taken during a press conference “when Obama appeared at the National Press Club with the actor George Clooney to discuss the genocide in Darfur.”