Artist Statement
“I bought Bob Marley's Rastaman Vibrations shortly after I started skateboarding in 1984, purely because the only good skateboard ramp where I lived was called "The Rasta Ramp." I had mostly been listening to punk rock, but I was excited to discover reggae, which even more boldly embodied many of the same elements of social protest as punk but in a way that was much more palatable to my parents. I think my parents bought me Bob Marley and the Wailers records for every Christmas or birthday until I had accumulated their entire catalog. Bob Marley's music always cheered me up during my high scho
About This Print
Sun Is Shining is a 2020 screen print by Shepard Fairey, published by Obey Giant in a numbered edition of 500 at 24 x 24 inches on thick cream Speckletone paper. The portrait of Bob Marley is based on an original photograph by Dennis Morris and is signed by both Shepard Fairey and Dennis Morris, priced at $95. The square composition renders an intimate, contemplative image of Marley in Fairey's graphic style. Released alongside a companion print, Catch a Fire, it celebrates Marley's music and message, with Fairey and Morris describing the work as a collaborative translation of Morris's photograph into Fairey's idiom.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 215.0. Observed range 100.0–299.99. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-30. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.