Year2006
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions24 x 18 in
EditionFirst Edition
Edition size300
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$30
SeriesPolitical Series
EraPropaganda Era
Collector6/10
Visual6/10
Historical6/10
ScarcityModerate
Artist Statement
“BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING Screen Print 18 x 24 inches Edition of 300” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Big Brother Is Watching is a 2006 Shepard Fairey screen print, published by Obey Giant in a first edition of 300 at 18 x 24 inches. Released October 31, 2006 at an original price of $30, it renders the Orwellian 'Big Brother Is Watching' surveillance theme in Fairey's flat, propaganda-inspired graphic style. The image invokes the watchful-authority motif that runs through Fairey's Big Brother series, using bold typography and iconography to deliver a pointed warning about observation and control.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 525.0. Observed range 280.0–2444.0. Latest recorded sale: 2026-04-15. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.