Shepard Fairey’s official website; brief outline of work as a street artist, from days as an art student to present themes in artwork.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/04/ap-accuses-shepard-fairey_n_164045.html
Article about the Associated Press-Shepard Fairey lawsuit.
http://obeygiant.com/headlines/obama
Excerpted from Fairey’s website; his own views on the Obama poster controversy.
http://www.icaboston.org/photo-album/fairey/view-photo
Image gallery of Fairey exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, concurrent with AP-Fairey legal activity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CEltO4X2nk
Fairey in Philly; demonstrates the process of creating a work of street art.
Warhol
http://warhol.gradientlabs.com/
Web-based Andy Warhol timeline showing important events in society and Warhol’s career.
http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/docs/bio_artistid5780_e.jsp
Brief biography of Warhol, noting contributions to the art world and popular culture.
http://c4gallery.com/artist/database/andy-warhol/andy-warhol.html
Profile of Warhol, with video, images and descriptions of several artistic series created by the artist, including the disaster series.
Street Art
http://unurth.com/
International gallery of street art, including links to work by Shephard Fairey, Banksy and others.
http://hyperallergic.com/14166/origins-of-street-art/
Part 1 of a brief history of street art.
http://hyperallergic.com/14937/origins-of-street-art-2/
Part 2 of a brief history of street art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0b90YppquE
Exit Through the Gift Shop; introductory scenes displaying several street artists in the process of creating. Recommended viewing.
Appropriation
http://www.collegeart.org/ip/qa7.html
Question and answer page containing a discussion of copyright law details as they relate to artistic appropriation of materials.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appropriation_%28art%29
Overview and examples of cases involving artists and copyright law.
http://www.copyright.gov/fls/fl102.html
Government definition of fair-use.