Certainly in New York City, his face is on shirts at street stalls and wholesale retailers everywhere. Yesterday, on Union Square in Manhattan, I saw a shirt for sale that said "Obama is the New Black", nothing to say about tones of literature about Obama and the ebook I'm currently reading - http://www.ebook-search-queen.com/ebook/BARA/BARACK+OBAMA+A+CHAMPION+FOR... More than a political figure, he seems to have become a fashion statement.