Mike Mitchell, the artist who did the striking poster to show support for Conan O’Brien, first did it without hope of getting any remuneration. Later, Mitchell used the image withe the slogan “I’m with CoCo” on bracelets and T shirts to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

Conan O’Brien’s producers struck a deal with Mike Mitchell to use his image for posters for O’Brien’s “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour”.

Mitchell is now a famous artist who can pick and choose who he wants to work with. Mitchell’s fame has earned him a long list of clients who are interested to have him design original work for them.

Article was posted on Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 2:55 am under Gossip.