XML FeedsIs It "Progress" or Infringement You're Wearing
By Richard Amada on Aug 19, 2009 | In Visual Arts
Maybe I ought to just start a whole new blog dedicated to T-shirt art...
Yes, my friends, once again the ubiquitous President Obama "Hope" image has found its way onto a T-shirt—this time with the word "progress" printed on it. I saw it today for the first time on a man who was wearing it as he walked past me in Georgetown. Same cropped head shot of Mr. Obama. Same stylized use of color manipulation. Same placement of the solitary word at the bottom.
As those who've been following Shepard Fairey's case already know, Mr. Fairey's being sued by the Associated Press, which claims the artist misappropriated the AP's copyright photo when he adapted it into the now famous poster that graces so many T-shirts (and other merchandise).
The question I raise is this...Was this new "Progress" T-shirt another of Mr. Fairey's creations? Or was it someone else appropriating Mr. Fairey's work? If Mr. Fairey didn't authorize a derivative work, does he have grounds to sue? And does the AP now have someone else to litigate against?
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