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UPDATE #2 (#1 IS BELOW): This story had a misleading, inaccurate headline that the image originated as part of the Covington mural, and that is not true. The image has of the black woman has been around a few years. The Covington connection is simply that the "Panther Power" image that adorned the wall at Kerry Automotive is the same image Fairey chose to use for his role in the Occupy Wall Street promotion. The body of the post was accurate, save for the part where I wrote that the mural was still up, when it had actually been painted over just a few days ago. I'm sorry!
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UPDATE #2 (#1 IS BELOW): This story had a misleading, inaccurate headline that the image originated as part of the Covington mural, and that is not true. The image has of the black woman has been around a few years. The Covington connection is simply that the "Panther Power" image that adorned the wall at Kerry Automotive is the same image Fairey chose to use for his role in the Occupy Wall Street promotion. The body of the post was accurate, save for the part where I wrote that the mural was still up, when it had actually been painted over just a few days ago. I'm sorry!
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His work in Covington created a firestorm in May 2010 and Shepard Fairey continues to be the artistic voice of the Obama generation (Fairey also created the famous Obama "Hope" poster). Now, the 41-year old artist is rallying the troops at Occupy Wall Street with a new invitation that he designed:
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| Source: WNYC |
Take a look at the female featured in the invitation and compare it to this mural that still adorns used to adorn (See update below) the wall at Kerry Automotive on Scott Boulevard (from my personal collection):
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It's the same woman, right? It's called "Panther Power" and is one of Fairey's more famous images. You may recall that one of Fairey's Covington murals was painted over on Pike Street in what was then designated as the Arts District. At the time, the image of armed child soldiers was deemed as inappropriate for its proximity to John G. Carlisle School, which sits across the street. Fairey was in town for a show at the Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center and while here, put up 14 murals across the area, two in Covington. Part of the The Scott Boulevard mural remains and now part of it is being used for a national movement. UPDATE #1: Local realtor and all-around awesome guy Chuck Eilerman alerts us to the news that the mural on Scott was painted over just this past week (it was starting to deteriorate and had a limited shelf life to begin with. In other words, the removal of that one was not censorship.)
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FURTHER: Shepard Fairey's Website
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