Friday, January 16, 2009

4 Days to Change

This cover for The Nation this week fantasizes the Obama Inauguration as witnessed by figures in history that made possible the election of the first African American as President, from Thurgood Marshall (administering the oath to Obama) to Chief Joseph, Harvey Milk, Nelson Mandella, Barbara Jordan and Susan B. Anthony. And of course, Abe Lincoln. Here's the key to who all the figures are, and a blog post by the artist explaining his choices.

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