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Obama's 'Hope' portrait goes to Smithsonian

Published 01/08/09

WASHINGTON — Even before he takes office, President-elect Barack Obama's image will become part of the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery, the museum announced Wednesday.

© Shepard Fairey/ObeyGiant.com This mixed media collage by Shepard Fairey, photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, titled "Barack Obama," will be on view at the Portrait Gallery by Inauguration Day, the Smithsonian Institution announced on Wednesday.
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The gallery acquired the iconic red, white and blue collage by Los Angeles street artist Shepard Fairey, depicting Obama with the word "Hope." The image — later modified with the messages of "Change" and "Vote" for the Obama campaign — became one of the most memorable images from the 2008 election. The curators at the Smithsonian Institution museum plan to hang it by Inauguration Day.

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