The Complete Shepard Fairey Release Timeline (1989-2026)
A collector-first timeline that connects the OBEY origin story to indexed Shepard Fairey releases, edition sizes, market liquidity, and the prints that define each year.
This timeline is built from the local Gauntlet Gallery Shepard Fairey print index. It is not a museum catalogue; it is a working collector map that prioritizes release year, edition size, repeat-sales evidence, and market context.
Andre the Giant Has a Posse begins as the seed of the OBEY language. The release-reference table below starts with the earliest print records currently in the local index.
Giant Heavy Metal
Andre Warhol
Giant Power To The Posse, Four Giant Beatles, Black On Black, Bomber Square (Yellow Paper), Top (Vertical Face Set)
Lenin, Crowd 2, Crowd 1, Chinese Soldier, Tank, Join The Posse
Saddam, Mao, Stalin, Grenade, World Influence, Cop
Big Brother, Revolution, Mission Fist, Website, Suit (Red), Huey Lewis
Marilyn Warhol, Big Brother Profile, Mao Stamp, FUCK Kozik and Giant, Chinese Stencil, Factory
Big Brother 2, Tokyo Roof (First Edition), Visual Pollution Gas Mask, Wreath, Mao Banner, Ministry Of Information (First Edition)
Obey With Caution (2002), Joan Jett Pop, Ian MacKaye (First Edition), Strummer Poster, Rotten Poster, Slayer Eagle
The Beloved Premiere, We Are Blinded By Your Majesty, Sid Jocoy, Marcos Collage, Castro Collage, Joe Strummer, Mao Collage
Supply And Demand (Red), Bobby Seale (Large Format), Tupac (Blue), Make Art Not War, Hendrix, World Odor
Revolution Woman, Warhol, Unknown Black Panther, Zapatista Woman (First Edition), Angela Davis (Large Format), Obey Fiend Skull (First Edition)
Muhammad Ali (First Edition), Big Proof Forever (First Edition), Muslim Woman (HPM), Uncle Scam, Molotov Man, Big Brother Is Watching
Zeppelin Mothership, Two Sides Of Capitalism (Bad), Two Sides Of Capitalism (Good), Chuck D 2007 (First Edition), Panther Power, Revolutionary Woman With Brush
Public Enemy (First Edition), Hope (Offset Printed Paster), Tyrant Boot, Love Unites, Rock The Vote, David
Inauguration Print (Signed), Duality Of Humanity 5, Bad Brains Collaboration Print, Jasper Johns (Cream), Propaganda Engineering (Large Format - 20 Year Retro Series Set), Riot Cop (Large Format - 20 Year Retro Series Set)
Alto Arizona, Woody Guthrie Canvas, Ali Canvas Print, Eye Alert Cream, Cornel West, Mandala Ornament 2 (Large Format - Black)
Dance Floor Riot Box Set, The Future Is Unwritten, Megaphone Album Cover (Large Format), Lotus Album Cover (Large Format), Tyranny Has A Witness, Party At The Moontower
Americana Box Set, The Black Hills Are Not For Sale, Rise Above Rebel (Large Format), Shoplifters Welcome (Large Format - Red & Black), Celebration Day, Dee Dee Ramone
Peace & Justice Woman (Large Format), Obey Lotus Diamond (Diamond Dust - Black & Gold), Peace & Justice Collaboration (First Edition), Peace Dove Letterpress, Sid, Superman Is Dead (Box Set), Not Great Men
Power And Glory (I), This New Wave Is A Little Slick For My Taste (Large Format), Debbie Harry Zebra Skin, 50 Shades Of Black (Box Set), Ai Wei Wei X Cost Of Expression, Empire State Of Mind
Black Gold (Relief Print), A Message From Our Sponsor (Relief Print), Power Bidder (Relief Print), Smoke 'Em While You Got 'Em (Relief Print), Universal Personhood Set, Not One More
Palace Of Power (Large Format), Demagogue, American Civics - Two Americas, Collage Icon Bottom (Large Format), Collage Icon Middle (Large Format), Collage Icon Top (Large Format)
Fossil Factory, Welcome Visitor Diptych, Late Hour Riot, Damaged Times, Wrong Path, Wake Up (White)
Damaged Wrong Path Mural (Large Format), Welcome Visitor - Large Format, Wrong Path - Large Format (First Edition), Power To The Polls (Large Format), Golden Future - Large Format, Your Ad Here
O.G. Rips, Big Brother Is Watching You (Large Format), Defend Dignity (Large Format), My Florist Is A Dick (Large Format), Andre Psychedelic (Large Format), Hello My Name Is
John Lewis - Good Trouble, Run-DMC Raising Hell (Gold), Chuck D (Fight The Power (2020 Colourway)), Valor & Grace Nurse, Sun Is Shining, Mandela
Bedtime For Democracy, Marianne: L’action Vaut Plus Que Les Mots, Obey Conformity Trance (Black), Voting Rights Are Human Rights MKE Mural, People's Discontent, Just Angels Rising
Rose Shackle (VSE), Eyes On The King Verdict, New Clear Power, Your Rules My War (Red), Open Minds (Destructive), Desmond Tutu
While Supplies Last (Large Format), Muhammad Ali - Heavyweight Ideals (Large Format), Another Day In The Coal Mine (Large Format), Lennon Peace And Liberty (Blue), Joe Strummer - Know Your Rights, No More Bias
This Is Your God (HPM), Handle With Care, War By Numbers (Letterpress), They Divide We Multiply, Democracidal Tendencies, Metallica Helping Hands
Ozzy Back To The Beginning, God Save Abortion, A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, Big Brother Letterpress, Make Art Not War (Painting) (Cream), They Live We Sleep (Cream)
It Can't Happen Here, Miss America's Favorite Son, Marilyn Sunset, Marilyn Sunrise, Rise Above Earth Justice (Red), Projection Mirror: Paid Agitator
| Year | Indexed prints | Market note |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 1995 | 1 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 1996 | 5 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 1997 | 17 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 1998 | 9 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 1999 | 14 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2000 | 27 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2001 | 20 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2002 | 14 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2003 | 17 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2004 | 17 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2005 | 17 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2006 | 34 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2007 | 31 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2008 | 45 | Release-reference year; not enough clean annual comp data in source summary. |
| 2009 | 36 | 10 comps tracked, median $197. |
| 2010 | 42 | 19 comps tracked, median $295. |
| 2011 | 39 | 149 comps tracked, median $355. |
| 2012 | 44 | 238 comps tracked, median $210. |
| 2013 | 34 | 789 comps tracked, median $249. |
| 2014 | 42 | 553 comps tracked, median $250. |
| 2015 | 37 | 430 comps tracked, median $227. |
| 2016 | 58 | 571 comps tracked, median $260. |
| 2017 | 47 | 705 comps tracked, median $274. |
| 2018 | 34 | 2,613 comps tracked, median $220. |
| 2019 | 52 | 3,187 comps tracked, median $200. |
| 2020 | 43 | 2,809 comps tracked, median $214. |
| 2021 | 46 | 4,824 comps tracked, median $230. |
| 2022 | 44 | 3,267 comps tracked, median $225. |
| 2023 | 37 | 2,896 comps tracked, median $249. |
| 2024 | 38 | 2,892 comps tracked, median $245. |
| 2025 | 42 | 4,966 comps tracked, median $250. |
| 2026 | 20 | 868 comps tracked, median $300. |
Methodology and source notes
Gauntlet Gallery combines release-reference records, historical sold comps, internal cleanup flags, and print-level grouping. Active listings are excluded from the core market tables when a settled sale field is available. Last data date in the current Shepard Fairey comp cut: 2026-06-15.
Collector FAQ
What data powers The Complete Shepard Fairey Release Timeline (1989-2026)?
The page uses Gauntlet Gallery release-reference records, 32,614 cleaned Shepard Fairey comps, and print-level market cuts where enough repeat sales exist.
Is this an appraisal?
No. These pages are market-reference tools for collector diligence. A formal appraisal requires inspection, condition review, provenance, and the exact edition state.
Why do some prints have no market price?
Some documented releases have limited or no repeat public sales. Those records remain useful for chronology, scarcity, authentication, and collector context.