Shepard Fairey, the artist whose “Hope” image of President Barack Obama was added to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, sued the Associated Press over the news company’s copyright challenge to the artwork.
Fairey seeks to “vindicate” himself after the AP earlier accused him of copying the AP photograph on which the artist’s red-white-and-blue image of Obama is based, according to a complaint filed {...}

more Obama art (This will be the last post on this on FADwebsite) Via (RSA ARTS&ECOLOGY)

Longtime pop artist Peter Max has done Obama times 44, in honor of the 44th president. This large installation — 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall — incorporates two Obama photos painted 44 ways by Max in his familiar brightly colored, neo-impressionistic style. Via (Los Angeles Times)