Scope and method
This long-form study examines the 94 Shepard Fairey releases recorded in the Gauntlet Gallery master index for 2016 through 2019, using the lens of release roster. Its purpose is to consider how the title sequence, years, and release cadence create a usable comparative map. 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 73 Screen Print, 15 Letterpress, 2 Offset Lithograph, 1 Lithograph, 1 Screen Print | Hand Finished, 1 Skate Deck, 1 Hand Painted Multiple. Recorded publishers include Obey Giant (69), Galerie Itinerrance (6), San Francisco Art Exchange (5), Underdogs (3), Garey The Third (2), Subliminal Projects (2), Amplifier Foundation (1), Positive Propaganda (1), 1xRUN (1), The Skateroom (1), Noise Project (1), Prints On Wood (1), Poster Child Prints (1). The era has 2630 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 release roster question and why any individual acquisition still requires close object-level review.
Downward Trajectory
The master index lists Downward Trajectory as a 2019 Screen Print, published by Garey The Third, with a stated First Edition edition of 500. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 29 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $199.00. 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.
Social Distortion 40
The master index lists Social Distortion 40 as a 2019 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 600. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $249.99. 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.
Specials Encore 2019
The master index lists Specials Encore 2019 as a 2019 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 550. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 6 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $145.00. 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.
Hammer And Fist Letterpress
The master index lists Hammer And Fist Letterpress as a 2019 Letterpress, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 56 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $129.94. 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 Fire Sale
The master index lists Obey Fire Sale as a 2018 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 550. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 115 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $224.72. 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.
Punk Rock Bowling
The master index lists Punk Rock Bowling as a 2018 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 500. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 29 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $157.45. 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
The master index lists Universal Personhood as a 2018 Screen Print | Hand Finished, published by Underdogs, with a stated Artist Proof edition of 150. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 34 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $312.92. 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 Lisbon
The master index lists Universal Personhood Lisbon as a 2018 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 13 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.
Embrace Justice
The master index lists Embrace Justice as a 2018 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated Artist Proof edition of 475. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 96 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $150.53. 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.
Damaged Stencil Series
The master index lists Damaged Stencil Series as a 2017 Offset Lithograph, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 400. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $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.
Damaged Times
The master index lists Damaged Times as a 2017 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 43 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.
Golden Future For Some
The master index lists Golden Future For Some as a 2017 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 113 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $281.25. 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, Destiny
The master index lists Debbie Harry, Destiny as a 2017 Letterpress, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 350. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $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.
Destruction & Denial
The master index lists Destruction & Denial as a 2017 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 200. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 5 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $278.11. 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.
Flint Eye Alert Globe
The master index lists Flint Eye Alert Globe as a 2017 Screen Print, published by 1xRUN, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 40 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $147.50. 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.
Spirit Of Independence
The master index lists Spirit Of Independence as a 2017 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 400. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $250.00. 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.
Church Of Consumption
The master index lists Church Of Consumption as a 2017 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 31 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $200.00. 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.
George Clinton Flash Light
The master index lists George Clinton Flash Light as a 2016 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 13 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $220.00. 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.
Demagogue
The master index lists Demagogue as a 2016 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 500. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 32 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $412.50. 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.
Skull Of A Black Planet
The master index lists Skull Of A Black Planet as a 2016 Letterpress, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 13 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $135.00. 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.
Lifeguard Not On Duty Letterpress
The master index lists Lifeguard Not On Duty Letterpress as a 2016 Letterpress, published by Galerie Itinerrance, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 7 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $224.99. 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.
Earth Crisis Letterpress
The master index lists Earth Crisis Letterpress as a 2016 Letterpress, published by Galerie Itinerrance, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $200.00. 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.
American Civics - Mass Incarceration
The master index lists American Civics - Mass Incarceration as a 2016 Screen Print, published by San Francisco Art Exchange, with a stated First Edition edition of 100. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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.
American Civics - Voting Rights
The master index lists American Civics - Voting Rights as a 2016 Screen Print, published by San Francisco Art Exchange, with a stated First Edition edition of 100. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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.
Hi Fidelity
The master index lists Hi Fidelity as a 2016 Hand Painted Multiple, published by Prints On Wood, with a stated First Edition edition of 15. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $99.00. 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.
Disorder
The master index lists Disorder as a 2016 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 150. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 18 cleaned public-sale observations and a reported entry-level median of $312.00. 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.
Suburban Pressure
The master index lists Suburban Pressure as a 2016 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 375. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $168.47. 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.
America’s Savings
The master index lists America’s Savings as a 2016 Screen Print, published by Obey Giant, with a stated First Edition edition of 450. As a roster entry, it helps show how a release year is built from a sequence of titles and production choices rather than a single headline image. 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 $163.75. 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.
Research appendix: 2016–2019 and the release roster 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.
