Artist Statement
“America's Savings is the next in my series of images about the need to overhaul the American campaign finance system. End corruption, get money out of politics, return to democracy - these are calls to action that I will continue to push and champion in order to limit the influence of corporations and special interests in our political process. Our system allows influential corporations and special interests to use their money and influence to put profits ahead of the general well-being of the populace. Sometimes a relatively small investment in campaign contributions or lobbyists by a corpor
About This Print
America's Savings is a 2016 Shepard Fairey screen print, 18 x 24 inches, signed and numbered in a first edition of 450, published by Obey Giant. It continues Fairey's series of images addressing the need to overhaul the American campaign finance system, with calls to end corruption and get money out of politics. The image confronts the influence of corporations and special interests on the political process. Fairey states that profits from the print support Rootstrikers and Represent.Us, two organizations working for campaign finance reform. The work pairs Fairey's graphic propaganda vocabulary with a direct political message about democracy and corporate power.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 175.0. Observed range 100.0–1750.0. Latest recorded sale: 2026-04-24. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.