Gauntlet Gallery — Shepard Fairey Print Index
Nubian
Year1998
MediumScreen Print
Dimensions18 x 24 inches
EditionEdition of 100
Edition size100
PublisherObey Giant
EraEarly OBEY Era
ScarcityVery Scarce
About This Print
The “Giant Nubian” poster was set up to look like a Black Panther or Black Power image, and people often asked me if it was a picture of Huey Newton or Eldridge Cleaver or Bobby Seale. In fact, it’s just a guy from a – ˜70s haircut book. Simply creating a poster of the guy makes him seem like someone important, and the colors and the slogan evoke a sense of the Black Power movement. The symbols are far more important than the actual person in the image, and I try to get that point across by tricking people but also informing them.
Market Context
Liquidity1Extremely Rare
Sales volume1N/A
Edition size100
ScarcityVery Scarce
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