Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Shepard Fairey Print Index
DEI-TY (Orange)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
DEI-TY (Orange) is a 2025 Obey Giant screen print, 18 x 24 inches on 80# cream Speckletone paper, in a numbered edition of 300. The print foregrounds the words Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and asks viewers to consider their meaning. Fairey's accompanying text defines each term and traces equality through American milestones from the Declaration of Independence and the 14th, 15th, and 19th Amendments to the Civil Rights Act, framing current attacks on DEI as a betrayal of American values. It urges viewers to push back, especially by voting in every election. The print is signed by Shepard Fairey and includes a Verisart Certificate of Authenticity. It priced at $65, and a Cream variant exists.
Collector notes: Cream · Orange; saved release record states an edition size of 300. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under Politics and democracy for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.
Historical Context
In the artist's words / from the release record:
“Please read the words DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION and think deeply about their meaning —individually and collectively. Diversity: the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety. Equity: the quality of being fair and impartial. Inclusion: the act or practice of including people who have historically been excluded (often because of their race, gender, sexuality, or disability). DEI is meant only to enhance the priority of our institutions and workplaces to provide equal opportunity to the many groups that make up our beautifully diverse nation. These formerly unas
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2025-05-15
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Series
- Political Series
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 24 x 18 in; cream Speckletone paper noted in the release description.
- Edition details
- Cream · Orange; saved release record states an edition size of 300.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. 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: “Please read the words DIVERSITY, EQUITY, and INCLUSION and think deeply about their meaning —individually and collectively. Diversity: the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety. Equity: the quality of being fair and impartial. Inclusion: the act or practice of including people who have historically been excluded (often because of their race, gender, sexuality, or disability). DEI is meant only to enhance the priority of our institutions and workplaces to provide equal opportunity to the many groups that make up our beautifully diverse nation. These formerly unas. 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 2025-05-15 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant. It is grouped under Political Series in the saved record. The saved record notes an original release price of USD $65.00.
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.