(PR)OBAMA ART & PROPAGANDA: UN(PRECEDENT)ED VISUAL COLLECTIONS OF HOPE, PROGRESS AND CHANGE?
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| Title: | (PR)OBAMA ART & PROPAGANDA: UN(PRECEDENT)ED VISUAL COLLECTIONS OF HOPE, PROGRESS AND CHANGE? |
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| Authors: | Keys, Kathleen1 |
| Source: | Journal of Social Theory in Art Education. 2010, Issue 30, p116-133. 18p. |
| Subject Terms: | American propaganda |
| Reviews & Products: | Art for Obama: Designing Manifest Hope & the Campaign for Change (Book), Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters & Prints (Book), Design for Obama: Posters for Change: A Grassroots Anthology (Book), Abraham Obama: A Guerilla Tour Through Art & Politics (Book) |
| People: | Obama, Barack, 1961- |
| Abstract: | The article discusses the relationship between art and propaganda in the U.S. in light of art created about U.S. President Barack Obama since the U.S. presidential election of 2008. The author focuses on four books to deal with the topic, including "Art for Obama: Designing 'Manifest Hope' and the Campaign for Change," edited by Shepard Fairey and Jennifer Gross, "Design for Obama: Posters for Change: A Grassroots Anthology," edited by Spike Lee and Aaron Perry-Zucker, "Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints," by Hal Elliott Wert, and "Abraham Obama: A Guerilla Tour Through Art & Politics," by Ron English. Topics include the concept of branding presidential candidates, political propaganda, and the implications of these books for critical art education. |
| Database: | Education Research Complete |
| Abstract: | The article discusses the relationship between art and propaganda in the U.S. in light of art created about U.S. President Barack Obama since the U.S. presidential election of 2008. The author focuses on four books to deal with the topic, including "Art for Obama: Designing 'Manifest Hope' and the Campaign for Change," edited by Shepard Fairey and Jennifer Gross, "Design for Obama: Posters for Change: A Grassroots Anthology," edited by Spike Lee and Aaron Perry-Zucker, "Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints," by Hal Elliott Wert, and "Abraham Obama: A Guerilla Tour Through Art & Politics," by Ron English. Topics include the concept of branding presidential candidates, political propaganda, and the implications of these books for critical art education. |
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| ISSN: | 10570292 |
