Shepard Fairey, Obama Hope Stencil Collage on Paper
Title: Obama Hope Stencil Collage on Paper
Medium: Mixed Media
Edition: 3
Size: 45"x69"
Year: 2008
Original Pricing: $108,000
Markings: Signed and numbered by Shepard Fairey
See Also: Obama Vote Small Obama Vote Obama Progress Small
Provenance: Art for Life Art Auction, Irvine Contemporary. On July 24, 2008, this piece fetched the highest price ever to-date for a work by Shepard Fairey, selling at auction for $108,000.00. A copy of this piece was exhibited, but not for sale, at The Duality of Humanity. The third example from this edition was available at Regime Change Starts at Home. On January 17, 2009, it was unveiled to the public as the newest addition to the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection.