
Johnny Ramone Smokin' Strings
Dimensions: 24 x 18 Inches Medium: Screenprint on cream Speckletone Paper Provenance: Hand-signed, numbered and dated by Shepard Fairey. Comes with Verisart certificate of authenticity from Obey Giant. Edition: Limited Edition of 600 (#384/600) Year: 2024 Condition: Excellent ABOUT THE ART "At the invitation of my friend Linda Ramone, I was honored to design the flyer for and DJ at the most recent Johnny Ramone tribute, which also screened the movie Pulp Fiction, one of my favorites. Linda liked the flyer design a lot and suggested I make a new illustration of Johnny Ramone based on the image, which incorporated smoke coming off of Johnny’s strings as a nod to his shredding playing and the smoke from Uma Thurman’s cigarette in the Pulp Fiction poster. I’m very happy with how the art poster turned out. I first got into the Ramones in 1984, and they quickly became one of my favorite groups of all time. I saw them live in 1988 and 1989, and the shows featured non-stop blistering action.