Auction Ends: Mar 27, 2020 10:00 PM EDT
Art
Art - Shepard Fairey: Yes We Did, Signed
- Item Number
- 565
- Estimated Value
- 600 USD
- Sold
- 301 USD to forreal
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
24″ x 36″ and are offset printed on French Paper Company’s Cream Speckletone stock under the
artist’s supervision.
These commemorative prints mark Barack Obama’s historic victory and were designed by
groundbreaking artist Shepard Fairey—the same artist who designed the world-famous, iconic “Hope”
poster for Obama.
Shepard Fairey is an American graphic artist and social activist. Part of the Street Art movement along with
other artists including Banksy. Fairey blurs the boundary between traditional and commercial art through type
and image, communicating his brand of social critique via prints, murals, stickers, and posters in public spaces.
“Art is not always meant to be decorative or soothing, in fact, it can create uncomfortable conversations and
stimulate uncomfortable emotions,” he stated. Born on February 15, 1970 in Charleston, SC, Fairey attended the
Rhode Island School of Design, creating his seminal Obey series during the early 1990s. The artist is perhaps
best known for his Hope (2008) campaign, which portrays in red, white, and blue, a portrait of then-presidential
candidate Barack Obama. In 2017, the artist created a series of three posters— featuring portraits of culturally
diverse women in red, white, and blue—in response to the xenophobic rhetoric of President-elect Donald Trump.
Fairey currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. His works are included in the collections of the Smithsonian
in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Item Special Note
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