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Skyline

Poster
2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Screenprint in black and red, with a partial image of Andre the Giant in a 5 point star in the top right corner of the sky. The star is beside an image of a skyscraper with the word 'GIANT' in black lettered in the top left corner, and 'OBEY' in red across the bottom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSkyline (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on paper
Brief description
Obey screenprint by Shepard Fairey entitled 'Skyline'. USA, 2000.
Physical description
Screenprint in black and red, with a partial image of Andre the Giant in a 5 point star in the top right corner of the sky. The star is beside an image of a skyscraper with the word 'GIANT' in black lettered in the top left corner, and 'OBEY' in red across the bottom.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61cm
  • Width: 45.8cm
Copy number
103/140
Marks and inscriptions
'Giant Obey'
Credit line
Illustration courtesy of Shepard Fairey / obeygiant.com
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.363-2006

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
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