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Print And Destroy (Offset)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Print & Destroy is a 2019 Shepard Fairey offset lithograph published by Obey Giant on cream Speckletone paper, measuring 24 x 36 inches in a signed open edition. The title nods to C.R. Stecyk's phrase 'Skate and Destroy,' linking street art and skateboarding's shared rebellious energy. Fairey frames the work as a celebration of printing itself, crediting album covers, skateboard graphics, punk flyers, and t-shirt designs as formative influences. He argues the printing press democratized art and that his Obey Giant campaign uses printed posters to compete with commercial advertising. The piece asserts that print still matters in a digital age.
Collector notes: Legacy catalog label: First Edition · Large Format - 20 Year Retro Series Set · Letterpress · Offset; total quantity was not documented in the saved record. The saved release record describes: signed. 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:
“The title "Print & Destroy" is a nod to the phrase "Skate and Destroy" coined by C.R. Stecyk. Street art and skateboarding share a lot of the same rebellious energy. I'm a product of the era of mass production, and the mass culture printing has created. I can't imagine my art practice without the influence of, and the use of, printing. Some of my biggest art influences were not paintings but printed things like album covers, skateboard graphics, punk flyers, and t-shirt designs. The printing press began the democratization of art, and I have used printed posters to spread my artwork and messa
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned lithograph
- Release date
- 2019-05-23
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Offset Lithograph
- Medium and materials
- Offset Lithograph; catalog dimensions 36 x 24 in; cream Speckletone paper noted in the release description.
- Edition details
- Legacy catalog label: First Edition · Large Format - 20 Year Retro Series Set · Letterpress · Offset; total quantity was not documented in the saved record.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed. 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: “The title "Print & Destroy" is a nod to the phrase "Skate and Destroy" coined by C.R. Stecyk. Street art and skateboarding share a lot of the same rebellious energy. I'm a product of the era of mass production, and the mass culture printing has created. I can't imagine my art practice without the influence of, and the use of, printing. Some of my biggest art influences were not paintings but printed things like album covers, skateboard graphics, punk flyers, and t-shirt designs. The printing press began the democratization of art, and I have used printed posters to spread my artwork and messa. 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 2019-05-23 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under Offset Lithograph in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $35.00.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.