Barack Obama

Washington, DC

The artwork is a working cover for a children's bio, ISLAND CHILD, about the childhood of our current president. And it is this president that I'm suggesting is our current icon.

"Change we can believe in!" and "Yes, We Can!" and the "Audacity of Hope!" became iconic phrases we all spoke with conviction and enthusiasm only two years ago.

Obama's unique background represents a 21st-century viewpoint regarding family, race, and community responsibility.

Loralee