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Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Cleon Peterson Print Index

Divided We Stand, United We Fall (Timed Edition)

Cleon Peterson · 2022 · Screen Print

Year2022

MediumScreen Print

EditionTimed Edition

Dimensions24 x 18 inches

Retail (MSRP)USD $150.00

PublisherCleon Peterson (Self Released)

EraPolitics & Society

Collector7/10

Visual7/10

Historical7/10

ScarcityScarce

Work Summary & Collector Notes

Divided We Stand, United We Fall is a 2022 timed-edition screen print, hand-pulled at 18 x 24 inches on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges. Its edition size was fixed by sales during the release window. Each print is signed and numbered. The inverted maxim delivers a bleak comment on social fracture.

Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.

Why It Matters

By flipping the familiar 'united we stand' proverb, Peterson stages a pessimistic view of collective failure and division. The reversal encapsulates his broader critique of tribalism and conflict. As a timed edition, its run reflects real-time demand, and its pointed political phrasing places it among his most explicitly topical 2022 statements.

Collector Perspective

The timed-edition structure means the count was set only after the window closed, a scarcity factor collectors should verify. The archival Coventry Rag stock and signed-and-numbered format keep it gallery-grade. Its overtly political, inverted-proverb title gives it a strong conceptual hook within a themed Peterson collection.

Historical Context

Peterson's inversion of a patriotic proverb echoes a satirical tradition of subverting slogans to expose social contradiction. Amid a period of intense political polarization, the work reads as a direct response to fracture and discord. His 2022 timed editions carried such commentary straight to collectors outside conventional gallery channels.

Documented Release Details

Object type: Editioned screenprint
Release date: 2022
Release-date note: Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
Medium and materials: Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 inches; All Hand-pulled screen prints will measure 18 x 24 inches; They will be printed on 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges.
Edition details: Legacy catalog label: Timed Edition; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
Signature and marks: The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.

Documented History and Meaning

History note: This page treats Cleon Peterson's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.

Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 2022 and attributes the edition to Cleon Peterson (Self Released).

Authentication, Presentation and Provenance

Original presentation: Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
Authentication note: Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
Provenance note: Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Cleon Peterson (Self Released). That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.

Sources and Verification

Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added

Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
Cleon Peterson — official site — Cleon Peterson studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
Cleon Peterson — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
Cleon Peterson (Q124215748) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.