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Michelle Obama mural in the South Side of Chicago. (Original Post) RandySF Apr 2017 OP
Stunning!!!!! CherokeeDem Apr 2017 #1
Love it! Kath2 Apr 2017 #2
K&R! stonecutter357 Apr 2017 #3
Beautiful sheshe2 Apr 2017 #4
Yes shenmue Apr 2017 #6
Gorgeous. JudyM Apr 2017 #5
Fantastic work by a talented artist! Runningdawg Apr 2017 #7
While it's an absolutely gorgeous image, the mural artist STOLE the image... WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #8
I thought not for profit artistic reproductions of a different size were normally considered OK aikoaiko Apr 2017 #14
What he did wasn't just copying a picture... WePurrsevere Apr 2017 #15
beautiful!!!!!! samnsara Apr 2017 #9
Beautiful work on an extremely beautiful subject. Tarheel_Dem Apr 2017 #10
Excellent!!! LeftInTX Apr 2017 #11
I love it. Beautiful! nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #12
Love it...thanks for sharing this. iluvtennis Apr 2017 #13

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
8. While it's an absolutely gorgeous image, the mural artist STOLE the image...
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 06:07 PM
Apr 2017

The rightful artist is shared at the link. The buttwipe, Chris Devins, who stole her creation even used a go fund me to raise money to put this up. He admits it's her image but he claims it was 'inspiration'. It's not just 'inspiration' if you use the exact same image and just make it bigger, it's STEALING.

Here's an article on this. I found the original graphic on the artists page at the link know and it's obviously hers and since hers is dated to last October it predates the mural.
http://fusion.net/chicago-artist-raised-funds-for-michelle-obama-mural-th-1794560458

Original graphic art:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMMbo3RjPLD/

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
15. What he did wasn't just copying a picture...
Sat Apr 22, 2017, 09:39 PM
Apr 2017

Off the web to display on his bedroom wall. He misrepresented someone else's work as his own and set up a go fund me account to raise money to create a piece of art.

It's my understanding that taking someone else's work and misrepresenting it as your own is plagiarism.

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