The Hope painting, rendered by pioneering guerilla artist Shepard Fairey, felt like L.A.’s key contribution to the election of Barack Obama (though Hollywood shelled out plenty of fiscal love for the cause).

And now Fairey, along with L.A. publicist Jennifer Gross of Evolutionary Media – who co-founded  the Manifest Hope project — have compiled the definitive book on art inspired by our newbie president, Art for Obama.

The soft-cover coffee table book is full of vibrantly hued pieces from the Manifest Hope project — from Ron English‘s Abraham Obama painting to Diederick Kraaijeveld‘s salvaged wood project, Mr. President. Light on words, the tome does feature a smattering of short blurbs detailing key artists and pieces.

But beyond the details, flipping through the pages, you can’t help but remember how exciting the moment was when you realized just how cool being politically active was.

–Becca Lett

Photo: Courtesy of Abrams Image