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Designer of Obama ‘HOPE’ poster condemns museum’s pandering to arms lobby
[Jim Linwood]

THE DESIGNER of an iconic poster of Barack Obama has become the latest artist to “unequivocally” condemn the Design Museum’s pandering to the arms trade.

US artist Shepard Fairey, who made the famous “HOPE” poster of Mr Obama during the 2008 presidential election, is among 38 artists to demand their work is taken down.

They are protesting against the west London museum’s controversial decision to host arms manufacturer Leonardo.

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