His work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian, Washington D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Limited Edition Print: Screenprint on Speckle Tone Paper. By presenting a hand reaching up to the sky with a grenade firmly grasped, Fairey speaks upon. stripped of any sentimental illusions about wars glory. their brains fleetingly rapt with a hint of glory, haunted by Rhythm and. an oil painting from the same year depicting the same scene is in the Imperial War Museum. Imperial Glory, is a direct critique on the U.S. The Seattle Art Museum owns but half of the entire scroll, or about 30 feet. His iconic Hope (2008) portrait for then-presidential candidate Barack Obama is perhaps his most well-known work, in addition to his Obey (1992) campaign, which started while Fairey was enrolled at the Rhode Island School of Design.īorn Frank Shepard Fairey on Februin Charleston, SC, the artist borrows from graphic styles of the 20th century, blurring the boundary between high and commercial art through type and image. The present works by Shepard Fairey (American, born 1970) communicate his brand of politically charged pieces that foster conversation on the state of contemporary society.
"I've never really considered myself just a street artist," he has said. Part of the Street Art movement, with Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat as his predecessors, Fairey communicates his brand of social and political critique via murals and public spaces. Buy 'Imperial Glory', a limited edition print by Shepard Fairey. Shepard Fairey is an American graphic artist and social activist.
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