Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Shepard Fairey Print Index
Prince (First Edition)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Prince (First Edition) is a 2003 screen print published by Obey Giant in a signed edition of 100, measuring 18 x 24 inches. Fairey created the poster while doing a show in Minneapolis, building what he describes as a web of puns: Prince is one of the city's most famous figures, Fairey works in screen-printed pop icons, Prince's 1980s band was called the Revolution, and Fairey's work draws heavily on revolutionary imagery like the Che Guevara portrait. The print renders the musician in his graphic pop-poster style, tying subject, place, and Fairey's own visual vocabulary together.
Collector notes: First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 100. The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Collaborations and pop culture for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“I was doing a show in Minneapolis, and I decided to use the opportunity to create a web of puns with this poster. Prince is one of the most famous figures from Minneapolis, and I create screen prints, often of pop icons; his band in the -˜80s was called the Revolution, and my work uses a lot of revolutionary material like the Che Guevara image; so it all seemed to fit together nicely. Signed edition of 100. 18 x 24 inch screen print.” — Shepard Fairey
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2003-06-07
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Music Series
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 in.
- Edition details
- First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 100.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: Shepard Fairey's OBEY / Andre the Giant campaign began in 1989 and grew into a long print and public-art practice; this page treats that as career context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition.
Meaning / interpretation: In the artist's or release record's own words: “I was doing a show in Minneapolis, and I decided to use the opportunity to create a web of puns with this poster. Prince is one of the most famous figures from Minneapolis, and I create screen prints, often of pop icons; his band in the - ̃80s was called the Revolution, and my work uses a lot of revolutionary material like the Che Guevara image; so it all seemed to fit together nicely. Signed edition of 100. 18 x 24 inch screen print.”. This can be read as the documented intent for the work; no additional endorsement is assumed. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2003-06-07 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under Music Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $40.00.
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 Obey Giant. 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, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- About — Shepard Fairey / OBEY GIANT — Obey Giant · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official OBEY GIANT artist biography and career context; it is not an individual-edition record.
- Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.