By now you’ve seen and maybe even worn the popular Obama design by Obey Giant’s Shepard Fairey. It became the most recognizable endorsement from the artistic community at large, as it exploded across mainstream media channels, and ended up in my wardrobe. As the excitement climbs over Obama’s inauguration, another sub-cultural icon has produced the next generation of Obama’s artistic image. Dubbed, Abraham Obama, Ron English’s work is a brilliant mashup of Barack and Abe Lincoln. You can bet you’ll see Abrham Obama all over the place, although maybe not as much as Fairey’s perfectly timed election image. Even so, it says great things about the potential so many people see in the President-elect. As a special treat, we’ve also added another image (artist unknown) that depicts what Abraham Lincoln would look like if he didn’t have a beard. Less cuddly than the bearded man you know and love.
