!Giant!

Work Summary & Collector Notes

The Giant-Orange print was made in 1996 toward the end of my time living in Providence R.I. where I had attended art college at R.I.S.D. I ran my own print studio called Alternate Graphics where I printed T-shirts, stickers, and posters for contract clients and for my own art and clothing. In 96 I started to print a lot more of my Obey Giant art prints, most of which were stylistically inspired by Russian Constructivism and Barbara Kruger. I created a lot of the work with Rubylith cuts and hand-set Xeroxed type. I did not know how to use the computer so if I needed a type style that I could not find in a type specimen book or I needed to be very precise, I’d ask my R.I.S.D. friend Ryan Lesser to help me. Ryan assisted with the digital type-setting of this Giant-Orange print and I cut the rest of the elements out of Rubylith. Ryan also helped me with the digital editing of a skateboard video I made in 1995 called “Attention Deficiency Disorder”. I was still experimenting with my style and color-palette, so when I found this matte, muted orange paper that I really liked, at a local supplier, I bought 100 sheets and designed the Giant-Orange print to fit that paper size. I used silver, muted blue-green, and black because I liked how they worked with the orange paper. This print is an important bridge between my more pop art oriented earlier prints and the red, black, and white prints that would dominate my work from mid 96 through the early 2000’s. -Shepard

Collector notes: Edition of 100; saved release record states an edition size of 100. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet groups this work under OBEY iconography for discovery; that category is a navigation aid, not an authentication conclusion.

Documented Release Details

Object type

Editioned screenprint

Release date

1996

Release-date note

Catalog-listed release year/date from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.

Medium and materials

Screen Print; catalog dimensions 18 x 24 inches.

Edition details

Edition of 100; saved release record states an edition size of 100.

Signature and marks

Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering 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: Fairey's practice combines propaganda-style imagery, political and countercultural themes, and a recurring OBEY vocabulary. Subject-specific intent is not assumed here unless the release record states it. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 1996 and attributes the edition to Obey Giant.

Authentication, Presentation and Provenance

Original presentation

Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.

Authentication note

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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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Shepard Fairey — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
4. Shepard Fairey (Q1142847) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.