Artist Statement
“At the invitation of my friend Linda Ramone, I was honored to design the flyer for and DJ at the most recent Johnny Ramone tribute, which also screened the movie Pulp Fiction, one of my favorites. Linda liked the flyer design a lot and suggested I make a new illustration of Johnny Ramone based on the image, which incorporated smoke coming off of Johnny's strings as a nod to his shredding playing and the smoke from Uma Thurman's cigarette in the Pulp Fiction poster. I'm very happy with how the art poster turned out. I first got into the Ramones in 1984, and they quickly became one of my favori
About This Print
Johnny Ramone Smokin' Strings is a 2024 Shepard Fairey screen print, 18 x 24 inches, printed on thick cream Speckletone paper in a numbered edition of 600, signed by Fairey. The portrait of Ramones guitarist Johnny Ramone shows smoke coming off his guitar strings, a nod both to his aggressive playing and to the cigarette smoke in the Pulp Fiction poster. The image originated from a flyer Fairey designed for a Johnny Ramone tribute event he DJ'd, which also screened Pulp Fiction; at Linda Ramone's suggestion he developed it into a new illustration. The print comes with a Verisart Digital Certificate of Authenticity.
Market Context
Estimated market value: 149.99. Observed range 100.0–225.0. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-02. Value is the median of recorded public sales (>= $100); low-high shows the observed sale range.