War by Numbers Letterpress

Dimensions: 20.5 x 15 Inches Medium: Letterpress print on cream, deckled edge 300gsm fine art paper. Provenance: Signed, embossed, numbered and dated by the artist. Verisart digital blockchain certificate of authenticity transferred to buyer on request. Edition: Limited Edition of 450 (#323/450) Year: 2024 Condition: Excellent ABOUT THE ART "In the War By Numbers image, a little girl cradles a grenade with a rose as bombers fly overhead. Her posture is deliberately innocent, appearing to have her eyes closed, with her lips nearly kissing the weaponry in her hands, as if a doll. The sense of danger is pervasive, with her fingers positioned on the trigger. The image asks the question, “How did war become so commonplace and banal that it seems fitting in a paint-by-numbers style image?” A portion of proceeds from this print will benefit the work Doctors Without Borders provides in wartorn regions globally."- Shepard ABOUT THE ARTIST Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an A