The artist who created the iconic pop-art portrait, which became the unofficial logo for Barack Obama's White House bid, has been arrested in Boston for defacing property with graffiti
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The artist who created the iconic pop-art portrait, which became the unofficial logo for Barack Obama's White House bid, has been arrested in Boston for defacing property with graffiti, US media reported.
The street artist and political activist first became well known for his "Obey Giant" campaign of stickers, stencils, and posters of the early 1990s.
The two warrants were issued for Fairey last month after police said he tagged property in two locations with graffiti. He is to be arraigned today on the misdemeanor charges.
Fairey's arresting Obama poster has been sold on hundreds of thousands of stickers and posters, and now hangs in Washington at the National Portrait Gallery.
The artist is also embroiled in a copyright dispute with The Associated Press over his use without credit or remuneration of the photo upon which the now-famous graphic-design image of Obama was based.
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