Frank Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989 he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
Fairey at the installation of THE BLACK HILLS ARE NOT FOR SALE in Los Angeles on November 26, 2011
OBEY Giant clothing, 2008 Nordstrom department store
Mandela by Shepard Fairey Mural
Honest Gil Fulbright SOLD Poster
Rhode Island School of Design
The Rhode Island School of Design is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the accessibility of design education to women. Today, RISD offers bachelor's and master's degree programs across 19 majors and enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students. The Rhode Island School of Design Museum—which houses the school's art and design collections—is one of the largest college art museums in the United States.
The Venetian Renaissance Waterman Building (1893) was the first permanent home for the school
The 1885 Dr. George W. Carr House houses a student cafe and lounge
The Rhode Island Hospital Trust Building houses dormitories and the school's Fleet Library
Striking workers and supporters in April 2023