Banner from the 2008 Obama campaign headquarters in Columbia, Missouri: Museum Object and Cultural History
Banner from the 2008 Obama campaign headquarters in Columbia, Missouri: Date: 2008. Created by: Tony Saudek, American. Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961.
The object in the museum catalogue
A hand-painted campaign banner from Columbia, Missouri. The banner features a rendition of the Shepard Fairey portrait of Obama on the right side. The word [ HOPE ] is painted to the left in blue, with the Obama campaign logo used as the 'O.'
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2008
- Created by: Tony Saudek, American
- Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Type: banners
- Medium: acrylic paint on canvas
- Dimensions: H x W: 31 x 82 in. (78.7 x 208.3 cm)
- Place used: Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Art
- Topic: Politics
- Object number: 2011.115.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of the Mid-Missouri Campaign Field Office, Columbia, MO
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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