Shepard Fairey
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Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, and activist best known for his "Obey Giant" campaign and the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shepard Fairey canonical | 17 |
| Frank Shepard Fairey | 2 |
| Shepard Fairey oeuvre | 1 |
| Shepard Fairey’s Obey Giant art campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T472907 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shepard Fairey Context triple: [Rhode Island School of Design, notableAlumni, Shepard Fairey]
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A.
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was a leading American Pop Art pioneer known for his iconic depictions of consumer goods and celebrities, such as his Campbell’s Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe silkscreens.
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B.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential American artist whose raw, neo-expressionist paintings and graffiti-inspired works made him a central figure in the 1980s New York art scene.
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C.
Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons is an American contemporary artist known for his large-scale, glossy sculptures of everyday objects and pop culture icons that blur the boundaries between high art and commercialism.
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D.
Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is a contemporary Japanese artist known for blending traditional Japanese art with pop culture and commercial aesthetics, often associated with the "Superflat" movement.
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E.
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker renowned for his iconic depictions of flags, targets, and everyday symbols that helped bridge Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shepard Fairey Target entity description: Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, and activist best known for his "Obey Giant" campaign and the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
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A.
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was a leading American Pop Art pioneer known for his iconic depictions of consumer goods and celebrities, such as his Campbell’s Soup Cans and Marilyn Monroe silkscreens.
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B.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat was an influential American artist whose raw, neo-expressionist paintings and graffiti-inspired works made him a central figure in the 1980s New York art scene.
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C.
Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons is an American contemporary artist known for his large-scale, glossy sculptures of everyday objects and pop culture icons that blur the boundaries between high art and commercialism.
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D.
Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is a contemporary Japanese artist known for blending traditional Japanese art with pop culture and commercial aesthetics, often associated with the "Superflat" movement.
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E.
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker renowned for his iconic depictions of flags, targets, and everyday symbols that helped bridge Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
activist
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graphic designer ⓘ human ⓘ street artist ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| birthName |
Frank Shepard Fairey
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linked to:
Shepard Fairey
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| coFounded | BLK/MRKT Inc. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creatorOf |
Barack Obama "Hope" poster
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Obey Giant campaign ⓘ Obey clothing brand logo ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-02-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rhode Island School of Design ⓘ |
| familyName | Fairey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
graphic design
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political art ⓘ street art ⓘ |
| founded | Obey Clothing ⓘ |
| genre |
political art
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propaganda-style art ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary street art ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://obeygiant.com/ ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Soviet propaganda posters
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constructivism ⓘ punk rock culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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street art movement ⓘ |
| name | Shepard Fairey ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Barack Obama "Hope" poster used in 2008 U.S. presidential campaign
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linked to:
Barack Obama "Hope" poster
Obey Giant street art campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Obey Giant
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| notableWork |
Andre the Giant Has a Posse
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Barack Obama "Hope" poster ⓘ Obey Giant ⓘ We the People poster series ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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artist ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ graphic designer ⓘ illustrator ⓘ street artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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linked to:
Charleston
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| usesTechnique |
screen printing
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stencil ⓘ wheatpaste poster ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shepard Fairey Description of subject: Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, and activist best known for his "Obey Giant" campaign and the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shepard Fairey
linked to: Shepard Fairey
linked to: Shepard Fairey
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Fairey
linked to: Shepard Fairey