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Fairey Pimps Out Famed Image

Campaign for pet adoptions recalls another recent race

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(Newser) – Shepard Fairey, the man behind the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster, has another four-letter word for you: mutt. His cover design for the current issue of Dog's Life magazine strikes Gawker's Ryan Tate as a bit "overexposed": For someone so keen to sue other people for copying his style, he's sure repurposing it a lot on his own.

The cover of the current issue of Dog's Life magazine, with art by Shepard Fairey of the Obama HOPE poster fame.
The cover of the current issue of Dog's Life magazine, with art by Shepard Fairey of the Obama HOPE poster fame.   (Dog's Life)
The poster/magazine cover/banner ad/sticker image designed by Shepard Fairey and intended to promote adoption of pets from shelters.
The poster/magazine cover/banner ad/sticker image designed by Shepard Fairey and intended to promote adoption of pets from shelters.
Shepard Fairey poses for a picture with his Barack Obama Hope artwork in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles.
Shepard Fairey poses for a picture with his Barack Obama Hope artwork in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Reader2898
Mar 16, 09 10:38 AM CDT
"For someone so keen to sue other people for copying his style, he's sure repurposing it a lot on his own." Uh yeah -- because he can. Reply
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BackAgain
Mar 16, 09 11:02 AM CDT
I'll keep my money,my freedom and my guns and YOU can keep the "change"! Reply
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anchower
Mar 16, 09 2:32 PM CDT
Whatever, 'tard.
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Collusive
Mar 16, 09 2:25 PM CDT
This guy is definitely no artist. Reply
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riffran
Mar 16, 09 6:41 PM CDT
nice doggy....arf....... Reply
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