WASHINGTON – The artist who created the pop-art portrait of Barack Obama has been arrested in Boston for defacing property with graffiti, US media reported on Saturday.
Artist Shepard Fairey (38) was arrested in Boston late on Friday on warrants for defacing property with graffiti, the Boston Herald and other media outlets reported.The street artist and political activist first became well known for his ‘Obey Giant’ campaign of stickers, stencils, and posters of the early 1990s.The Herald reported that two warrants were issued for Fairey last month after police said he tagged property in two locations with graffiti.He is to be arraigned today on the misdemeanour charges, authorities told the newspaper. – Nampa-AFP
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