Abraham Obama

This mural by guerrilla artist Ron English features composite portraits of Barack Obama and Abraham Lincoln, their faces melded in a rainbow of color. The mural was legally commissioned by a local Boston art gallery but the enthusiasm of many younger fans illegally posting flyers all over the surrounding neighborhood set off a flurry of complaints from other galleries and business owners. Of course, this isn't the first comparison made between the two Illinois senators; this winning political ad from MoveOn.org focuses on the similarities of the two men. You may also remember this post about Ron English and his usually subversive street art; perhaps it's my distaste for authority but there's something a bit unsettling about seeing him creating legal art. I suppose the guy does have to put food on the table though.