Shepard Fairey, Obama “HOPE” Poster Designer, To Create Giant Mural In Detroit
He left his mark on a presidential campaign, and now he’ll be leaving his mark on Detroit. Shepard Fairey, the creative artsist who created the iconic “Hope” poster for then candidate (now President Barack Obama) is going to paint a section of the wall of the Compuware Building in the heart of downtown Detroit over the next two weeks. The mural will be 184 feet tall and 60 feet wide and it will be on the side along Gratiot Avenue. It will be Fairey’s tallest to-date. There also will be a s...