Year2011
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions42 x 42 in
EditionLarge Format
Edition size40
PublisherObey Giant
Original release price$500
SeriesOffset Lithograph
EraPropaganda Era
Collector6/10
Visual7/10
Historical5/10
ScarcityScarce
Artist Statement
“Serigraph, Signed and Numbered Edition of 40. Printed on 100% cotton rag archival paper with deckled edges, 42 x 42 inches. $500. Release Date: 5/3/11” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Printing Press Album Cover is a 2011 large-format serigraph by Shepard Fairey, published by Obey Giant in a signed and numbered edition of 40. The screen print measures 42 x 42 inches and is printed on 100% cotton rag archival paper with deckled edges. Part of a 2011 suite of square album-cover compositions, its imagery centers on the printing press as a motif tied to Fairey's themes of media, production, and image-making. The format and finish position it as a deluxe, gallery-scale work rather than a typical small-edition poster.
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.