Shepard Fairey x Red Dog X Glen E Friedman X Collab Skate Decks (Custom Airbrushed)

Work Summary & Collector Notes

This 2013 collaboration is a run of skate decks made with Jim 'Red Dog' Muir and photographer Glen E. Friedman. Each deck was handmade, shaped, airbrushed, hand screen printed, and lacquered by Muir, founder of the Dogtown skateboard company, using the actual 1977 hand-made board he rode in Friedman's Endless Wave shot as a template. Fairey's illustration is based on that Friedman photograph of Muir. Measuring 20 x 80 (inches per the record), the Custom Airbrushed decks were a limited release of 75 within an edition of 90, signed and numbered by Fairey, Friedman, and Muir, priced at $250 each. Released November 21, 2013.

Collector notes: Custom Airbrushed · Natural Maple; saved release record states an edition size of 90. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Collaborations and pop culture for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.

Historical Context

In the artist's words / from the release record:

“SHEPARD FAIREY X RED DOG X GLEN E FRIEDMAN X COLLAB SKATE DECKS HANDMADE , SHAPED, and SCREEN PRINTED by Jim Muir. Signed and Numbered by Shepard Fairey, Glen E. Friedman, and Jim “Red Dog” Muir. Limited Release of 75 (edition of 90). $250 each Release Date: November 21, 2013 at 10am PST in Collectibles Almost 30 years ago I started skateboarding and listening to punk rock. I’m not sure when I first heard or read the name Jim Muir, but I knew the name of Dogtown, the skateboard company he founded, from shortly after I began skateboarding. Dogtown had pioneered the wide skateboard and was high

Documented Release Details

Object type

Editioned skate deck

Release date

2013-11-21

Release-date note

Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.

Series

Collaboration

Medium and materials

Screen Print | Skate Deck; catalog dimensions 20 x 80 in.

Edition details

Custom Airbrushed · Natural Maple; saved release record states an edition size of 90.

Signature and marks

The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.

Documented History and Meaning

History note: Shepard Fairey's OBEY / Andre the Giant campaign began in 1989 and grew into a long print and public-art practice; this page treats that as career context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition.

Meaning / interpretation: In the artist's or release record's own words: “SHEPARD FAIREY X RED DOG X GLEN E FRIEDMAN X COLLAB SKATE DECKS HANDMADE , SHAPED, and SCREEN PRINTED by Jim Muir. Signed and Numbered by Shepard Fairey, Glen E. Friedman, and Jim “Red Dog” Muir. Limited Release of 75 (edition of 90). $250 each Release Date: November 21, 2013 at 10am PST in Collectibles Almost 30 years ago I started skateboarding and listening to punk rock. I’m not sure when I first heard or read the name Jim Muir, but I knew the name of Dogtown, the skateboard company he founded, from shortly after I began skateboarding. Dogtown had pioneered the wide skateboard and was high. This can be read as the documented intent for the work; no additional endorsement is assumed. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 2013-11-21 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under Collaboration in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $250.00.

Authentication, Presentation and Provenance

Original presentation

Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.

Authentication note

Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.

Provenance note

Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Obey Giant. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.

Sources and Verification

Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added

1. Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, date, edition, dimensions, medium, release price, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
2. About — Shepard Fairey / OBEY GIANT — Obey Giant · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official OBEY GIANT artist biography and career context; it is not an individual-edition record.
3. Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
4. Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.