Shepard Fairey released his first Presidency-themed artwork in more than a decade with the latest Kamala Harris poster FORWARD.
The poster draws on the Democratic nominee’s slogan and the party’s rallying cry, “We are not going back.” It portrays Harris in profile, looking confident with a slight smile and gazing upward, with the word “FORWARD” written in big capital letters at the bottom.
“These words from Kamala Harris summarize the moment we are in, and in order not to go back, we must go FORWARD!” the artist explained in a statement. “While we have not achieved all the goals we might be seeking, we are making progress—all in the face of expanding threats and regressive political adversaries.” Fairey also formally endorsed Harris and her Vice Presidential running mate Tim Walz.
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The poster’s release comes after the release of his posters urging people to vote earlier this spring.
Fairey is famous for his poster of former US president Barack Obama, produced for that politician’s 2008 election campaign. Although Fairey has regularly taken on other high-profile subjects, he has not created a poster of another Presidential candidate. since then.
In 2015, Fairey told CNN that Hillary Clinton wasn’t “inspiring enough” to release a poster; he did, however, create three pieces protesting Trump prior to his inauguration. Fairey also made a poster in partnership with Greenpeace of current US [resident and former Vice President Joe Biden over environmental concerns, though he never officially endorsed him.