'Alva Frontside' by Shepard Fairey, 2013
Limited Edition screen print collab. with skateboarding legend Tony Alva and photographer Wynn Miller.
Red and black variant.
18 x 24 Inches
45.7 x 61 Centimeters
Screen print on cream Speckletone fine art paper.
Limited Edition of only 250 (#133/250)
Hand-signed and dated by the artist bottom right in pencil.
Hand-numbered and signed by skater Tony Alva bottom left.
Also signed by photographer Wynn Miller in pencil bottom center.
ARTIST BIO
Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (…OBEY…) sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His work became more widely known in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, specifically his Barack Obama "Hope" poster.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists. His work is included in the collections at The Smithsonian, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.