Artist Statement
“18 x 24 inch screen print on cream speckle tone paper. Signed and numbered edition of 450. $45” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
"Don't Be A MFR" is a 2015 Shepard Fairey screen print published by Obey Giant. It measures 18 x 24 inches and is printed on cream speckle tone paper. The work is a signed and numbered first edition of 450, released at an original price of $45. Its blunt typographic slogan delivers a confrontational, direct-address message in Fairey's familiar bold graphic vocabulary. As a mid-2015 Obey Giant release within his collaborations and pop-culture run, the piece pairs sloganeering text with the artist's signature high-contrast poster aesthetic, packaging a pointed admonition in an accessible, affordable studio edition.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 249.0. Observed range 100.0–2015.0. Latest recorded sale: Sep 17, 20. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.