Shepard Fairey, Crowd 1
Title: Crowd 1
Medium: Screenprint
Edition: 100
Size: 18"x24"
Year: 1997
Markings: Signed & Numbered
See Also: Crowd 2
For the propaganda series, I wanted to create symmetrical images that could be spread across two posters horizontally. Since I could only print 18 x 24” images by hand, I wanted to make larger images—diptychs—that could cover more space. It also saved money, because I could make just one piece of film for the image, print it, then flip the film for the mirror image but cut out the type so it wouldn’t read backwards. Essentially, I got two posters for the price of one.