Artist Statement
“42.5 x 34.9 cm. Signed and numbered edition of 450. 100% cotton archival paper with hand-deckled edges. OBEY publishing chop on bottom left corner.” — Shepard Fairey
About This Print
Lifeguard Not On Duty is a 2016 letterpress print by Shepard Fairey, published by Galerie Itinerrance in a signed and numbered first edition of 450. It measures 42.5 x 34.9 cm and is printed on 100% cotton archival paper with hand-deckled edges, bearing the OBEY publishing chop in the bottom left corner. The title evokes a warning of absent protection or oversight, rendered in Fairey's graphic, propaganda-styled vocabulary. The print is one of a coordinated 2016 OBEY letterpress group sharing the same format, paper, and edition size, blending pop-culture sensibility with pointed social undertones.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 159.0. Observed range 100.0–300.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-06-03. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.