Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Showing Original Post only (View all)Lol, George Zimmerman's artwork looks familiar [View all]
Last edited Tue Dec 17, 2013, 02:11 PM - Edit history (1)
Over a decade ago we purchased this image from PhotoDisc (now Getty Images) for about $20...
And used it on the T-shirts we gave to DU donors...
But if you zoom in a bit...
And give it a little photoshop magic...
Apparently it's now worth around $100,000!
EDITED TO ADD: just noticed that this seems to be getting a lot of attention so I wanted to add that it was Skinner who spotted the similarity between the images in the office this morning, I then put the post together. Credit where credit's due!
301 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

Bidders are looking for a piece of george zimmerman, a fraud, crook, worthless soul.
Hoyt
Dec 2013
#13
I smelled a big fat rat when I first saw the "original Zimmy masterpiece".
bullwinkle428
Dec 2013
#14
Oooooo! Snap! Nice work, NYC_SKP. I was just trying to find a way to let Ebay bidders know. n/t
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2013
#17
He isn't posting all the questions and I doubt many of those bidders are real.
uppityperson
Dec 2013
#179
Did you tell them that Jerry the Tapir could have done a more "original" artwork than Z?
pinboy3niner
Dec 2013
#25
Yes, it's huge. Unless he did that with Getty Images' permission, they could sue his ass.
winter is coming
Dec 2013
#292
It is so brilliant and I think Rachel would love it. I think she covered Z pretty much earlier..n/t
monmouth3
Dec 2013
#61
Also send it to Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Bill Mahr. they would do a real number on him.
tblue37
Dec 2013
#230
I doubt they'd do that. Far more likely they'll simply inform ebay, which will pull the auction. nt
winter is coming
Dec 2013
#293
I think you are confused between copyright and royalty free. What do you think about GZ?
uppityperson
Dec 2013
#288
I just asked what percentage of the sale gts sent to Getty and how much he gets to keep
uppityperson
Dec 2013
#94
He's claiming to have used latex paint on canvas (see questions on ebay page)
Oilwellian
Dec 2013
#54
No time! He "needed to put these visions onto the blank canvas as soon as possible!!!"
arcane1
Dec 2013
#121
Using Latex housepaint donated to him by a "friend", since his memory couldn't hold on to the vision
adirondacker
Dec 2013
#160
Perhaps Rand Paul can "write" the forward to Zimmerman's "original art" book.
myrna minx
Dec 2013
#191
The bidding is stalled with four days to go. I expect the retractions to start pouring in.
Coyotl
Dec 2013
#108
So what's the best way to tint my DU T-shirt design blue to make it a GZ original?
pinboy3niner
Dec 2013
#86
If this is true a it is illegal. You cannot take an image owned by another, alter it and
Lint Head
Dec 2013
#90
They've removed counterfeit vintage Les Paul guitars selling for MORE than $100,000...
Dr Hobbitstein
Dec 2013
#162
I say let the racists that support him PAY the $100,000. Fools and their money, and all that.
loudsue
Dec 2013
#123
This OP is going VIRAL on Twitter. We need a new hashtag for this discovery. #GeorgeZcopycat
Coyotl
Dec 2013
#138
Im pretty sure i had something to do with that. It's my most retweeted ever! n/t
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2013
#182
It would be taxable income. Plus, if you buy something and later sell it for more than you paid,
Hoyt
Dec 2013
#156
Make sure you use the best dishwashing soap and pure H2O to clean those fine brushes.
adirondacker
Dec 2013
#202
Fresh in your head? Snorting housepaint because you can't afford spray paint?
winter is coming
Dec 2013
#294
Was the image trademarked or anything? It would be great to nail his sorry ass for something.
WowSeriously
Dec 2013
#190
Good catch. And I notice that the 'content' of that site was copyrighted!
sinkingfeeling
Dec 2013
#274
OMG, zimmy reported my question to him and ebay sent me a warning. HAhahahahahaa. Asshole zimmy
uppityperson
Dec 2013
#250
That was my full comment. I don't see it either. It isn't spam as I sent it once, not any of
uppityperson
Dec 2013
#256