Artist Statement
“BUREAU OF PUBLIC WORKS Screen Print 18 x 24 inches Edition of 300” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Bureau Of Public Works (First Edition) is a 2004 Shepard Fairey screen print, published by Obey Giant in an edition of 300 and measuring 18 x 24 inches. The print references Fairey's own studio and production identity, the Bureau of Public Works, framing the artist's enterprise in the language of an official agency. The composition uses Fairey's characteristic propaganda-poster vocabulary: bold graphic forms, hand-built screen-print color, and institutional typography. As a first-edition release tied directly to the OBEY production house, it sits within Fairey's mid-2000s body of studio-branded works on paper.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 350.0. Observed range 220.0–2004.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-01-02. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.