Artist Statement
“ZAPATISTA WOMAN Screen Print 30 x 42 inches Edition of 50 $400” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Zapatista Woman (First Edition) is a 2005 Shepard Fairey screen print published by Obey Giant in a first edition of 50, measuring 30 x 42 inches. Released at an original price of $400, it is a large-format work depicting a woman associated with the Zapatista movement, rendered in Fairey's high-contrast portrait style. The print engages themes of civil rights, justice, and revolutionary struggle, foregrounding a female figure of resistance. With its sizable dimensions and small edition, it sits among Fairey's premium large-format screen prints of the mid-2000s, combining bold portraiture with his propaganda-influenced graphic vocabulary.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.