Artist Statement
“I’m a big fan of all of the bands Keith Morris has fronted… Black Flag, The Circle Jerks, and OFF!. My first punk show was the Circle Jerks in 1986 in Summerville, South Carolina. I illustrated this image from one of Glen E. Friedman’s photos of Keith around 1981 0r 1982 playing with the Circle Jerks. Glen also shot the Circle Jerks’ “Golden Shower of Hits” cover which is in the collage in the lower left. Keith was kind enough to write down all of his favorite song titles from all three bands to incorporate into the collage. -Shepard KEITH MORRIS (4 COLOR) 18 x 24 inch, 4 color screen print.
About This Print
Keith Morris (4 Color) is a 2013 four-color screen print, 18 x 24 inches, published by Obey Giant in a numbered edition of 200. Fairey illustrated the portrait of the punk vocalist Keith Morris from a Glen E. Friedman photograph taken while Morris fronted the Circle Jerks around 1981-1982. The composition surrounds the figure with a collage that includes the Circle Jerks' Golden Shower of Hits cover and song titles drawn from Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and OFF!. The print is signed by Shepard Fairey, Glen E. Friedman, and Keith Morris, and was released September 10, 2013 at $75.
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.