Authoritarian
Poster
2000 (made)
2000 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Screenprint in black and red, designed in propaganda poster style, with a portrait of the Soviet military intelligence officer, Richard Sorge. There is a star at his throat containing an image of Andre the Giant, and at the bottom is lettered the height and weight of Andre (Seven feet four inches. Five hundred and twenty pounds).
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Authoritarian (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screenprint on paper |
| Brief description | Obey screenprint by Shepard Fairey entitled 'Authoritarian'. USA, 2000. |
| Physical description | Screenprint in black and red, designed in propaganda poster style, with a portrait of the Soviet military intelligence officer, Richard Sorge. There is a star at his throat containing an image of Andre the Giant, and at the bottom is lettered the height and weight of Andre (Seven feet four inches. Five hundred and twenty pounds). |
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| Copy number | 30/140 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Obey. Sevenfeetfourinches. Fivehundredandtwentypounds' |
| Credit line | Illustration courtesy of Shepard Fairey / obeygiant.com |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.362-2006 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2009 |
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