Shepard Fairey, the Pop Graffiti artist who created the red, white, and blue Obama "Hope" poster, was arrested in Boston on Friday night while on his way to an art premiere. Boston police arrested Fairey due to graffiti that appeared in the city.
This is not the first time Fairey's name has popped up in the press lately. The Associated press has cried copyright infringement on a picture of Obama that Fairey used for the famous image.
In addition to the "hope" image, Fairey is responsible for an image of Andre the Giant with the word "obey" underneath. This image emerged in the 80's and received a lot of cult popularity.
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