Artist Statement
“RE-ELECT SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO Collaboration between Shepard Fairey and Ernesto Yerena 30 x 38 inches, Printed on 100% cotton rag archival paper Edition of 108 (only 42 available) Hand Printed at Self Help Graphics by Master Printer Jose Alpuche Signed by Shepard and Ernesto $200 ON SALE 9/22/11” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Re-Elect Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a 2011 collaboration between Shepard Fairey and Ernesto Yerena, published by Obey Giant as a screen print measuring 30 x 38 inches on 100% cotton rag archival paper. It was hand printed at Self Help Graphics by master printer Jose Alpuche in an edition of 108, with only 42 made available, and is signed by both Shepard and Ernesto. Priced at $200, it released on September 22, 2011. The large-format print uses a mock campaign-poster format to satirize the controversial Arizona sheriff, channeling political critique through appropriated electioneering visual language.
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.