Art Rogers
Puppies
1985
Jeff Koons
String of Puppies
1988
Jeff Koons
Photograph by
Daniel Deme EPA
via Shutterstock
Rogers vs. Koons
“Rogers sued Koons and the Sonnabend Gallery for copyright infringement. Koons admitted to having copied the image intentionally, but attempted to claim fair use by parody.” -Wikipedia
Jeff Koons
String of Puppies
1988
Art Rogers
Puppies
1985
Jeff Koons
String of Puppies
1988
Franck Davidovici
Naf Naf ad
1985
Jeff Koons
Fait d’hiver
1988
Franck Davidovici
Naf Naf ad
1985
Jeff Koons
Fait d’hiver
1988
Public Sculpture
Xinjiang Region
China
Anish Kapoor
Cloud Gate
2004
Anish Kapoor
Photograph by Jack Hems
Anish Kapoor
Cloud Gate
2004
Anish Kapoor
Cloud Gate
2004
Public Sculpture
Xinjiang Region
China
Anish Kapoor
Cloud Gate
2004
Shepard Fairey
Thank you for supporting Art Prof!
“...during the course of the A.P. lawsuit when he lied to his lawyers about exactly which A.P. photograph he used as the source of the ‘Hope’ image and deleted files from his computer to cover up the truth.” -New York Times
Shepard Fairey
Hope Poster
2008
Thank you for supporting Art Prof!
“At first, Fairey tried to deny he'd been inspired by that photo. Later, he argued that ‘fair use’ allowed him to take the image and reinterpret it for artistic purposes.” -NPR
Left: Original photo by
AP photographer
Mannie Garcia
Right: Shepard Fairey
Hope Poster
2008