Discover the iconic Shepard Fairey **God Save the Queen** signed screen print (2012) in a limited edition of 296/450. This 18” x 24” artwork features Queen Elizabeth II draped in the American flag, an intriguing blend of cultures. Unframed and in excellent condition, it ships flat. A must-have for collectors!
**Shepard Fairey Paul McCartney "Change Begins" Print - 2009 - Signed Edition**
Elevate your collection with this iconic Shepard Fairey print featuring Paul McCartney. This **hand-signed, limited edition** screen print captures the spirit of change with a striking visual narrative. Sized at **18" x 24"**, this unframed artwork is printed on premium cream-tone paper, showcasing vibrant colors and exquisite detail.
**Key Features:**
- **Artist**: Shepard Fairey, renowned for revolutionary street art.
- **Edition**: Limited to only **450 pieces**, hand-numbered by the artist.
- **Signature**: Authentically hand-signed, ensuring direct provenance.
- **Condition**: Excellent, with strong, vibrant colors.
This print is a unique conversation starter, blending pop culture with political commentary. Perfect for art enthusiasts, collectors, and fans of Paul McCartney.
**Shipping**: Ships securely flat, fully insured with tracking--ready for custom framing.
Do not miss your chance to own a piece of history. **Buy now** and celebrate the crossroads of music and art!
Shepard Fairey • God Save the Queen
Hand-Signed Screen Print • Edition 296/450 • 2012
Obey Giant • 18" x 24" • Screenprint on Cream Speckle Tone Paper
Hand-Signed and Numbered in Pencil • Part of the Americana Series • Unframed
What You Are Getting
A hand-signed and numbered screen print by Shepard Fairey -- God Save the Queen, 2012, edition 296 of 450 -- depicting a young Queen Elizabeth II draped in an American flag, set within a gold-bordered oval inscribed "God Save the Land of Liberty," against a Union Jack background flanked by American red-and-cream stripes. One of Fairey's most celebrated compositions: a transatlantic collision between the British monarchy and American patriotic symbolism, rendered in the bold red, blue, cream, gold, and black palette that defines the Obey Giant visual language.
18" x 24", screenprint on cream speckle tone paper. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. Part of the Americana series. Unframed, ships flat. This edition sold out at release and has traded at auction through Sotheby's.
The Artwork
The composition takes the young Queen Elizabeth II -- crown, pearls, formal stole -- and wraps her not in royal robes but in the American flag. Blue fabric scattered with white stars cascades across her body, replacing the traditional sash and gown with the Stars and Stripes. She holds the flag the way Betsy Ross held the first American flag in the famous colonial image -- and that is the reference Fairey is making. The Queen of England has taken the place of the woman who sewed the symbol of American independence. The reversal is quiet, clever, and loaded.
Behind her, the Union Jack radiates outward in bold red, blue, cream, and white. The gold-bordered oval frames the portrait like a coin or a seal of state, with "GOD SAVE THE" arcing down the left and "LAND OF LIBERTY" arcing down the right -- merging the British national anthem with American patriotic language into a single phrase that belongs to both countries and neither. Red and cream stripes fill the background outside the oval, echoing the American flag motif. The entire composition vibrates between two national identities, two visual traditions, and two ideas about what sovereignty means. Fairey does not choose a side. The print holds both flags at once.
Print Details
| Artist |
Shepard Fairey -- Obey Giant |
| Title |
God Save the Queen (God Save the Land of Liberty) |
| Year |
2012 |
| Medium |
Screenprint on cream speckle tone paper |
| Size |
18" x 24" |
| Edition |
296/450 -- hand-numbered in pencil by the artist |
| Signature |
Hand-signed in pencil by Shepard Fairey (bottom right) |
| Series |
Americana series -- the first 200 prints were included in the Americana Box Set (sold out) |
| Framing |
Unframed. Ships flat. Ready for custom framing to your specification. |
| Condition |
Very good. Colors strong and vibrant. Please review all close-up photos carefully -- they form part of this description and accurately represent condition. |
Authentication
HAND-SIGNED • HAND-NUMBERED 296/450 • SHEPARD FAIREY • 2012
This print is hand-signed and hand-numbered in pencil by Shepard Fairey. Fairey's screen prints are produced in documented, controlled editions through Obey Giant Art. Each impression is individually signed and numbered by the artist, establishing a direct provenance chain from studio to collector. God Save the Queen has traded at auction through Sotheby's and is cataloged across major art market platforms.
Auction History and Market Context
Sotheby's precedent. An example of this print sold at Sotheby's in the November 2020 auction "Politically Charged: The Prints of Shepard Fairey" (Lot 74) for $4,410 -- two years before Queen Elizabeth II's passing in September 2022. The post-passing market has only increased collector demand for this image.
Effective scarcity is tighter than 450. Although the stated edition is 450, the first 200 prints were included in the Americana Box Set -- a portfolio that sold out as a complete unit and whose individual prints rarely surface separately. The practical secondary market supply is approximately 250 individually available impressions, many of which are now in permanent collections.
Currently listed across gallery platforms at $2,995–$3,400+ for standard numbered impressions. Artist's Proofs command significantly higher prices.
Why This Print
The Betsy Ross reversal. The composition replaces Betsy Ross -- the woman who, according to legend, sewed the first American flag -- with Queen Elizabeth II holding the Stars and Stripes. It is a swap that reconfigures the meaning of both figures: the Queen becomes the custodian of American liberty, while the American flag becomes the garment of British royalty. The title "God Save the Land of Liberty" merges the British national anthem with American patriotic language, creating a phrase that sounds like it has always existed but never has. Fairey builds the entire composition around the idea that these two national identities are more intertwined than either country likes to admit.
Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022). The longest-reigning British monarch in history, who served for 70 years. Her passing in September 2022 -- a decade after this print was produced -- transformed the image from contemporary commentary into historical tribute. Every Fairey print of the Queen is now a memorial as well as an artwork, and that shift in meaning has driven sustained collector interest since 2022.
The Americana series. God Save the Queen belongs to Fairey's Americana body of work -- a thematic exploration of American identity, patriotism, and national mythology through the Obey Giant visual language. The series represents some of the most culturally resonant work in Fairey's catalog, and individual prints from this series carry strong secondary market appeal as standalone compositions.
Shepard Fairey
The most important street artist of the 21st century. Shepard Fairey's work hangs in the Smithsonian, MoMA, the V&A, LACMA, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Institute of Contemporary Art. His 2008 "Hope" portrait of Barack Obama is one of the most iconic political images ever created. His Obey Giant campaign, launched in 1989 with the Andre the Giant sticker, is the longest-running and most globally recognized street art project in history. Fairey's screen prints consistently command four- and five-figure prices at auction through Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips.
What Is Included
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Shepard Fairey God Save the Queen screen print -- 2012, edition 296/450, hand-signed and numbered in pencil, 18" x 24", screenprint on cream speckle tone paper
Unframed. Ships flat. Ready for custom framing to your specification.
Who This Is For
Shepard Fairey and Obey Giant collectors adding one of the most culturally significant compositions in the catalog -- a print with documented Sotheby's auction history and active gallery market presence. British Royal Family collectors and enthusiasts who want a contemporary art tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by the most important street artist working today. Americana and patriotic art buyers drawn to the transatlantic visual collision between the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes. Political art collectors who appreciate Fairey's ability to hold multiple national identities in tension without resolving the contradiction. Institutional and corporate buyers sourcing a blue-chip artist print with established provenance and secondary market value. Or anyone who sees the Queen of England holding the American flag in an Obey Giant composition and understands immediately that this image says something about the relationship between two countries that no photograph or painting ever could.
Shipping
Ships flat in a rigid mailer with protective sleeves and stiffening boards to prevent bending or creasing during transit. Fully insured with tracking.
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