Shepard Fairey

Summary

Shepard Fairey is a human^[1]. He was born in Charleston^[2]. He was born on February 15, 1970^[3]. He worked as a graffiti artist^[4], designer^[5], graphic designer^[6], serigrapher^[7], and muralist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,749 views/month, #6,494 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Charleston^[2], Shepard Fairey…
• Shepard Fairey was born on February 15, 1970^[3].
• Shepard Fairey held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Shepard Fairey worked as a graffiti artist^[4].
• Shepard Fairey worked as a designer^[5].
• Shepard Fairey worked as a graphic designer^[6].
• Shepard Fairey worked as a serigrapher^[7].
• Shepard Fairey worked as a muralist^[8].
• Shepard Fairey worked as a graphic artist^[11].
• Shepard Fairey's field of work was public art^[12].
• Shepard Fairey's field of work was street art^[13].
• Shepard Fairey's field of work was visual arts^[14].
• Shepard Fairey's field of work was graphics^[15].
• Shepard Fairey's field of work was design^[16].
• Shepard Fairey's field of work was illustration^[17].
• Shepard Fairey's education included a stint at Rhode Island School of Design^[18].
• Shepard Fairey was educated at Idyllwild Arts Academy^[19].
• Shepard Fairey was educated at Porter-Gaud School^[20].
• Shepard Fairey was educated at Wando High School^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Shepard Fairey is Nelson Mandela Mural^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Shepard Fairey is Andre the Giant Has a Posse^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Shepard Fairey is Barack Obama "Hope" poster^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Shepard Fairey is Mural by Shepard Fairey & Vhils in Lisbon^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Shepard Fairey is Peace Guardian^[26].
• Shepard Fairey received the Brit Insurance Design Awards^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1970-02-15^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: bcb4cde1-839d-43f4-919a-91f64d4b5bf0^[30]

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Origins and Family

Shepard Fairey's place of birth was Charleston^[2]. He was born on February 15, 1970^[3].

Education

Educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[18], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1877^[33]; Idyllwild Arts Academy^[19], an art academy^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1986^[36]; Porter-Gaud School^[20], a private school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1867^[39]; and Wando High School^[21], a high school^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1973^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include graffiti artist^[4], designer^[5], graphic designer^[6], serigrapher^[7], muralist^[8], and graphic artist^[11]. Fields of work include public art^[12], an art genre^[43]; street art^[13], an art genre^[44]; visual arts^[14], a type of arts^[45]; graphics^[15], a method^[46]; design^[16], a field of study^[47]; and illustration^[17], an activity^[48].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Nelson Mandela Mural^[22], a mural^[49], in South Africa^[50], founded in 2014^[51]; Andre the Giant Has a Posse^[23], a work of art^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1989^[54]; Barack Obama "Hope" poster^[24], a poster^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 2008^[57]; Mural by Shepard Fairey & Vhils in Lisbon^[25]; and Peace Guardian^[26], a mural^[58], in Portugal^[59], founded in 2017^[60].

Recognition

Shepard Fairey received the Brit Insurance Design Awards^[27].

Why It Matters

Shepard Fairey ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,749 views/month, #6,494 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[62]

FAQs

Where was Shepard Fairey born?

Shepard Fairey's place of birth was Charleston^[2].

What did Shepard Fairey do for work?

Shepard Fairey worked as graffiti artist^[4], designer^[5], graphic designer^[6], serigrapher^[7], and muralist^[8].

Where did Shepard Fairey go to school?

Shepard Fairey was educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[18], Idyllwild Arts Academy^[19], Porter-Gaud School^[20], and Wando High School^[21].

What awards did Shepard Fairey receive?

Honors received include Brit Insurance Design Awards^[27].