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Embrace Justice
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.2 inch
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Debbie Harry Zebra Skin
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
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Universal Personhood 4/6 (wood panel)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
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Friendship and Support Gold Edition (George Harrison)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 45.72 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0 inch
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Royal Treatment Money
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
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Peace and Justice HPM
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
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Beyond the Streets Billboard
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 63.7 x 121.9 cm Painting - 25.1 x 48 inch
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Drink Crude Cup
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 51 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch
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Untitled Portrait of Female
Man Ray
Photography - 25.7 x 26 x 0.3 cm Photography - 10.13 x 10.25 x 0.1 inch
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Where there is darkness there is light
JonOne
Print - 74.9 x 74.9 x 1.3 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.5 inch
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Psychedelic Garage (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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New Wave Girl (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Enchanting Sounds (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Afrocentric (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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AK-47 Lotus HPM 3/10
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 104.14 x 76.2 x 0.01 cm Print - 41 x 30 x 0 inch
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Endless Power 14/14
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 90.2 x 63.5 x 5 cm Print - 35.5 x 25 x 2 inch
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Underworld Revolution (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Power and equality / Flower
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
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Psychedelic Andre "92 Obey Giant Variant"
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 18 x 18 cm Print - 7.1 x 7.1 inch
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L'action vaut plus que les mots
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
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Rock The Casbah (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Let It Burn (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Black Flower Power (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Justice woman print blue - limited edition
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
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Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 inch
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Stevie W (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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No Sleep At All (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Bomber (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Wipe Out (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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New Wave Surfer (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Megaphone (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Lotus (Dance Floor Riot)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Reggae Sound System
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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World Star (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Propaganda Series (Party At The Moontower)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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American Icons
Since the middle of the 20th century, the United States has become the leader of the art market. The awarding of the Golden Lion to the American Rauschenberg at the Venice Biennale in 1964 testifies to the shift in prestige from the Paris school to that of New York. Today, in addition to its vast network of museums with remarkable collections, New York has the highest concentration of artists, which translates into the city's extremely creative DNA.
Some of the American icons of the artistic sphere that may come to mind include the following mentors of modern art: Edward Hopper, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O'Keeffe, Man Ray, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring... Someone like Norman Rockwell is known for his storytelling. Rockwell was able to present a realistic depiction of daily life behind the facade of the American Dream. Jean-Michel Basquiat for example, showed the elevation of urban art to the rank of fine art. These American artistic icons paved the way for more recent talents such as Shepard Fairey (1970), JonOne (1963) and Jeff Koons (1955). These artists amongst many others on Artsper play with the ideas of commercial art, the elevation of street art and politics activism in their artwork that depicts a true image of life in modern America. Check out some American artists who follow in their footsteps.