OLLI AT THE MUSEUM - RSVP
OLLI member Art Jacknowitz will lead a group through the exhibit, Shepard Fairey: Work Against the Clampdown at the WVU Museum of Art on Thursday, July 6, at 6:00 p.m. Although registration does not officially begin until June 19th, we would like to get an idea of how many members are interested in attending this session in advance. If you think you’ll be registering for this visit to the museum, please email olli@hsc.wvu.edu or call the OLLI office at 304-293-1793 as soon as possible.
Shepard Fairey, a contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator and founder of OBEY Clothing, emerged from the skateboarding scene. Fairey attended the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he first became known for his “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, which appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. During the 2008 U.S. presidential election, he created the Barack Obama “Hope” poster.