Shepard Fairey Mugshot: Artist Behind Obama 'HOPE' Image Dresses Up For Booking (PHOTO)

The artist who created the iconic "HOPE" poster of President Obama looks quite dapper in his mugshot.

Shepard Fairey pleaded guilty in February to criminal contempt, after the artist admitted he destroyed some documents and fabricated others during a 2009 civil lawsuit.

"Violating the court's trust was the worst thing I have ever done in my life," Fairey said, according to the AP. "I was ashamed as I did all these things, and I remain ashamed."

The criminal case against Fairey started after the artist admitted he had fudged information in a lawsuit he brought against the AP. The civil suit claimed that Fairey didn't violate copyright law when he made the now famous HOPE image.

Check out Fairey's classy duds in his mugshot below:

Hat tip: The Smoking Gun

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Comments

[PapaRocky]

12:09 PM on 03/29/2012

Oh, dear. How ... awkward ...

[museando207]

07:48 AM on 03/28/2012

I still think that he's an amazing artist

[Squiriferous]

02:26 AM on 03/31/2012

You mean plagiarist and perjurer. And I think he's an amazing plagiarist and perjurer, too.

[rewith85man]

12:11 AM on 03/28/2012

Well, he is not living a "Fairey" tale anymore.

[ActaNonVerbaNow]

12:10 AM on 03/28/2012

That's attire I can believe in.

[kwyang]

04:51 AM on 03/28/2012

You know, this degree of ignorance requires a sharp lesson. Fairey's not even a part of the Obama administration. Here's a brief list of Ronald Reagan's actual cabinet members who got into legal trouble:

1) James Watt, Secretary of the Interior, indicted on 41 felony counts of corruption.
2) Edwin Meese, Attorney General, resigned under pressure after two investigations into his wrongdoing.
3) Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of Defense, indicted on federal charges of concealing documents from Congressional investigation.
4) Raymon Donovan, Secretary of Labor, indicted for fraud.
5) Robert C. McFarlane, National Security Advisor, pled guilty to charges stemming from Iran Contra.
6) John Poindexter, National Security Advisor, found guilty of conspiracy to mislead Congress and obstructing Congressional inquiries.
7) Richard Allen, National Security Advisor, resigned in disgrace after being investigated for accepting bribes.

That's just his cabinet members. We're not even counting people high up in his administration like Oliver North or say, the assistant Secretaries. By your logic, what does that say about The Gipper? Nice friends huh?

[PapaRocky]

12:08 PM on 03/29/2012

And you haven't even started on the Harding Administration. Everyone involved in the Teapot Dome Scandal was a Republican, don'tcha know ...

[rivergirl301]

06:01 PM on 03/27/2012

I don't think he's so sharp. He looks like a member of The Talking Heads from the '80s.

[claire voyant]

06:29 PM on 03/27/2012

bahahahaha! Burning Down the House