Artist Statement
“This print is from the Brown Power series, which adopts the visual language of the Black Power movement and uses a softened Pan-African color scheme (red, black, and green) to portray several African-American freedom fighters. With his fist raised in a gesture made famous in the Black Power movement of the 1960s, we are reminded of civil rights activist and minister, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. and his countless proclamations of "I Am-Somebody," from a poem of that title originally written by Reverend William Holmes Borders, Sr. Jackson recited this poem at numerous rallies, festivals and
About This Print
Jesse Nubian (Large Format) is a 2019 screen print from Shepard Fairey's Brown Power series, a serigraph on 100% cotton Coventry Rag archival paper with hand-deckled edges, measuring 30 x 41 inches. The large-format portrait depicts a defiant figure with a raised fist, echoing the Black Power salute of the 1960s and the spirit of Reverend Jesse Jackson's "I Am Somebody" call-and-response. Rendered in a softened Pan-African palette of red, black, and green, the work portrays an African-American freedom fighter while inviting viewers to question how the aesthetics of power and activism shape perception. Issued in a signed, numbered edition of 89, it includes a certificate of authenticity.
Market Context
No recorded public sales >= $100 - pieces like this are typically held long-term by investors/collectors, were destroyed or consumed, or do not surface on the open market.