Artist Statement
“18 x 24 inch screen print. Co-signed by Shepard Fairey and Gary Baseman. Numbered edition of 400. $70 History comes alive in Partisan, a dynamic collaboration between Shepard Fairey and Gary Baseman, featuring Ben Baseman – a freedom fighter who fought in the woods of Poland for over three years during World War II. Ben Baseman survived the mass murders that took place in 1941-42 in cities across Eastern Europe, including his hometown of Berezne. After losing his parents and many loved ones, he fought for freedom and miraculously survived. Ben Baseman lived to the age of 93, having raised fou
About This Print
Partisan is a 2013 screen print measuring 18 x 24 inches, a collaboration between Shepard Fairey and artist Gary Baseman, co-signed by both in a numbered edition of 400 at $70. The image honors Ben Baseman, Gary Baseman's father, who fought as a freedom fighter in the woods of Poland for over three years during World War II and survived the mass murders of 1941-42 in Eastern Europe, including his hometown of Berezne. The print debuted at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on April 25, 2013, during the opening event of Gary Baseman's exhibition "The Door is Always Open."
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.