Scope and method
This long-form study examines the 89 Shepard Fairey releases recorded in the Gauntlet Gallery master index for 2012 through 2015, using the lens of print process and publishers. Its purpose is to consider how the recorded medium and publisher fields frame object-level research. The index is a research tool, not a catalogue raisonné, authentication service, appraisal, or investment forecast. It records edition-level fields—title, year, edition designation, stated edition size, medium, publisher, and observed public-sale evidence where available—so collectors can compare releases with greater precision.
Across this era, the index records 81 Screen Print, 3 , 1 Etching | Lithograph, 1 Offset Lithograph, 1 Sculpture, 1 Letterpress, 1 Screen Print | Portfolio. Recorded publishers include Obey Giant (82), Pace Prints (1), Indiegogo (1), Stephen Webster Gallery (1), Cat Art Show LA (1), The Human Trial (1), (1), Subliminal Projects (1). The era has 4430 cleaned public-sale observations in aggregate. That aggregate is context, not a value judgment. It combines different works, conditions, venues, and moments in the market, and it should never be applied mechanically to a specific object.
The study makes a deliberate distinction between a release record and an offered work. The release record tells us what the index says was issued. An offered work must still be inspected for its exact physical attributes: signature and numbering where applicable, dimensions, paper or substrate, condition, margins, framing, documentation, and chain of custody. The index tells a collector which questions to ask; the object and its evidence determine the answer.
Reading an era through a single lens
Shepard Fairey’s practice moves between public graphic language and private collectible objects. The same broad vocabulary—compressed color, typography, pattern, portraiture, and the visual authority of posters—can appear in works produced through very different media and publication contexts. A lens-based reading is useful because it resists the urge to make every release mean the same thing. It allows a collector to compare what the data actually supplies while keeping visual interpretation and object inspection appropriately separate.
The release notes below are selected checkpoints across the era. They are not a ranking. Each uses the master-index fields to explain why the work is relevant to the print process and publishers question and why any individual acquisition still requires close object-level review.
Raise The Caliber
The master index lists Raise The Caliber as a 2015 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 350. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 16 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $350.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Capital Gain
The master index lists Capital Gain as a 2015 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 22 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $175.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Water Is The New Black
The master index lists Water Is The New Black as a 2015 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 22 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $297.50. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Fruits Of Our Labor
The master index lists Fruits Of Our Labor as a 2015 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 35 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $227.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll 33 1/3
The master index lists I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll 33 1/3 as a 2015 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 550. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 10 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $257.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Universal Personhood Set
The master index lists Universal Personhood Set as a 2015 Screen Print, published by Pace Prints, with a stated First Edition edition of 50. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index currently has no qualifying cleaned public-sale observation for this entry; that is a data limitation rather than a conclusion about scarcity or demand. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Not One More
The master index lists Not One More as a 2015 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 19 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $175.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Debbie Harry Zebra Skin
The master index lists Debbie Harry Zebra Skin as a 2014 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 8 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $609.99. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
People’s Climate March
The master index lists People’s Climate March as a 2014 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 300. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 4 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $272.50. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Lifeguard Not On Duty
The master index lists Lifeguard Not On Duty as a 2014 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 53 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $242.50. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Classic Disks
The master index lists Classic Disks as a 2014 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 50. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index currently has no qualifying cleaned public-sale observation for this entry; that is a data limitation rather than a conclusion about scarcity or demand. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Paint It Black
The master index lists Paint It Black as a 2014 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 78 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $191.75. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Ai Wei Wei X Cost Of Expression
The master index lists Ai Wei Wei X Cost Of Expression as a 2014 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 375. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index currently has no qualifying cleaned public-sale observation for this entry; that is a data limitation rather than a conclusion about scarcity or demand. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Burroughs
The master index lists Burroughs as a 2014 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 23 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $300.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
A Beautiful Fucking Experience
The master index lists A Beautiful Fucking Experience as a 2013 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index currently has no qualifying cleaned public-sale observation for this entry; that is a data limitation rather than a conclusion about scarcity or demand. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Not Great Men
The master index lists Not Great Men as a 2013 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 15 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $167.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
The Human Trial
The master index lists The Human Trial as a 2013 Screen Print, published by The Human Trial, with a stated First Edition edition of 400. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index currently has no qualifying cleaned public-sale observation for this entry; that is a data limitation rather than a conclusion about scarcity or demand. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
TrustoCorp x Obey Cereal
The master index lists TrustoCorp x Obey Cereal as a 2013 Sculpture, published by , with a stated First Edition edition of 10. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index currently has no qualifying cleaned public-sale observation for this entry; that is a data limitation rather than a conclusion about scarcity or demand. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Obey Holiday Mandala
The master index lists Obey Holiday Mandala as a 2013 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 750. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 11 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $225.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Into The Future
The master index lists Into The Future as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 16 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $183.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Station To Station 3
The master index lists Station To Station 3 as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 50. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index currently has no qualifying cleaned public-sale observation for this entry; that is a data limitation rather than a conclusion about scarcity or demand. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Travel On
The master index lists Travel On as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 19 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $199.99. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Obey Sound & Vision
The master index lists Obey Sound & Vision as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 9 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $138.12. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
High Flyin’ Bird
The master index lists High Flyin’ Bird as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 11 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $198.76. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
God Save The Queen
The master index lists God Save The Queen as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 21 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $994.64. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
The Black Hills Are Not For Sale
The master index lists The Black Hills Are Not For Sale as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 28 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $370.00. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Black Keys Portrait
The master index lists Black Keys Portrait as a 2012 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 550. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 12 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $224.88. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Occupy Protestor
The master index lists Occupy Protestor as a 2012 , published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a process and publisher record, it directs attention to the material characteristics of the work and to the publication context in which the edition was issued. These are edition-level facts. They identify the indexed release, but they do not prove that every listing using the title describes the same object accurately.
For an individual work, request a full front image, reverse image, close views of signature or numbering where applicable, all four corners, and any certificate or invoice. Match the stated medium and edition language to the physical evidence. If framed, ask about mounting, glazing, visible margins, and whether the frame is included. On paper works, handling creases, surface rub, tape residue, light exposure, mat burn, moisture marks, and prior mounting can change the object’s condition story materially.
The index records 2 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $599.99. This is descriptive evidence, not a valuation of any offered example. Completed-sale data can inform a comparison only after condition, edition designation, date, venue, documentation, and presentation have been considered. Asking prices, incomplete listing language, and unverified claims are not interchangeable with recorded transactions. Where evidence is thin, the appropriate conclusion is simply that the evidence is thin.
The collector’s durable record should include the original listing, messages, invoice, arrival photographs, and condition notes. This file creates a practical ownership trail for framing, conservation, insurance, and any future transfer. It also keeps the distinction clear between the artist’s edition and the specific object that enters a collection.
Research appendix: 2012–2015 and the print process and publishers lens
An index-led study is most useful when it increases the quality of questions rather than the speed of conclusions. The master index makes it easier to identify a release, trace a stated edition structure, and recognize whether a market record exists. It cannot replace the evidence attached to a physical object. That is why the collector workflow remains consistent across every era and lens: identify the exact index entry; preserve the offered listing; inspect images and paperwork; compare only genuinely comparable sales; and record what remains uncertain.
This method is particularly important when the information is attractive but incomplete. A familiar title, a low edition figure, a strong asking price, or a seller’s confidence can each exert pressure on a decision. None is enough on its own. A more durable approach weighs the artwork’s visual conviction alongside the object record, the documented condition, and the total cost of ownership. That includes framing, shipping, insurance, conservation, and the possibility that an artwork may be held for a long time rather than resold quickly.
Collectors may organize an era through political subjects, music-related work, ornamental imagery, a preferred medium, publisher relationships, or the way several images converse on a wall. Research does not remove taste. It makes taste legible and gives it a clearer factual basis. Explore the Shepard Fairey collection, the buyer’s guide, the authentication checklist, and the price guide as supporting resources.
