Artist Statement
“Screen Print 18 x 24 inches Edition of 300” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Unknown Black Panther is a 2005 Shepard Fairey screen print published by Obey Giant in a first edition of 300, measuring 18 x 24 inches. The image draws on the iconography of the Black Panther movement, rendering a portrait-style figure in Fairey's high-contrast, stencil-derived graphic language. Issued at an original price of $30, it sits within Fairey's body of work that engages with civil-rights-era and pop-cultural imagery. The print combines bold flat color fields with portrait composition, a hallmark of his street-poster-rooted style. As a standard 18 x 24 inch edition, it reflects the accessible-format works Obey Giant produced during this period.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 550.0. Observed range 140.0–2004.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-13. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.