The man who created the famous “Hope” poster for President Obama’s 2008 campaign is feeling the Bern.
Shepard Fairey, who designed the poster, is officially backing Bernie Sanders for president, the 46-year-old activist and founder of OBEY announced late Wednesday night.
“I’m supporting Bernie Sanders because I want to push principles, not personalities,” Fairey says in a video posted by Sanders’ campaign. “I’m tired of portraits. I want to make images about people of substance, about the issues they care about.”
Acclaimed artist and actvist Shepard Fairey has a new design in the Bernie Store: https://t.co/TeOfYwtwWohttps://t.co/i9RIoz9AsO— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 18, 2016
The Sanders campaign also announced that Fairey designed a shirt for Sanders supporters — a winged woman surrounded by flames holding up an American emblem. Text reads “A political revolution” and “A future to believe in.”
“Bernie Sanders is the real deal and I feel it’s important for me to voice my support for his bid for president,” Fairey wrote in the product description of the shirt posted in the online store for Sanders apparel and products. “I think he’s the candidate who will look out for the interest of average Americans and the candidate who, to me, embodies the principles of justice, equality, liberty, and access to the American Dream. Bernie needs help from people like you and me and I think he’ll look out for the needs of people like you and me.”
The spokesman for the Clinton campaign called out Sanders for criticizing Obama as Clinton has aligned herself with the president, but employing the creator of his 2008 campaign poster.
“Diss Obama by day, do poor man’s imitation of 2008 campaign by night,” Brian Fallon said in a tweet.
