Miss America's Favorite Son

Dimensions: 24 x 18 Inches

Medium: Screenprint on cream Speckletone Paper

Provenance: Hand-signed, numbered and dated by Shepard Fairey. Verisart certificate of authenticity from Obey Giant transferred to buyer on request. 

Edition: Limited Edition of 550 (#207/550)

Year: 2026

Condition: Excellent

ABOUT THE ART

"Gun violence and gun related death is a uniquely American problem compared to other nations not in the midst of civil war or war with another country. Gun violence has now surpassed cancer and car accidents as the top killer of American children. Americans have a flawed fantasy that guns make them safer. The statistics say otherwise to an alarming degree, with analysis confirming that introducing a gun into a household makes a gun death by accident, homicide, or suicide six times more likely. If there was a factor that made you six times more likely to lose in Vegas or die in a car crash, would you embrace and defend that factor? Research shows that the mere presence of a gun makes a confrontation likely to escalate violently and death more likely. The title of this print, “Miss America’s Favorite Son” was inspired by a Circle Jerks lyric from the song “Wild in the Streets,” that says “Miss America, how’s your favorite son… do you care just what he’s done?”. Miss America’s favorite son has done a huge amount of damage to America’s families and yet the irrational impulse to protect the favorite son despite the cost is infuriating. Do we care what he’s done? Guns, especially in the wrong hands, are a huge problem, yet Americans reject common sense gun safety solutions to save lives. We can choose our children over guns if we want to! My friends Manny and Patricia Oliver lost their son Joaquin to a mass shooter at Parkland and founded the organization Change the Ref to reduce the influence of the NRA. Think about them and their loss which unfortunately happens to thousands of American families.  A portion of the proceeds from this print will benefit Change the Ref. Thanks for caring."

-Shepard Fairey

ABOUT THE ARTIST

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.