Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Shep's money is long, but not as long as Jordan's money!




Shepard just did some posters in conjunction with Upper Deck to celebrate Jordan being inducted into the b-ball hall of fame. The dunk poster is super fresh, the other two are kinda disappointing. The dunk poster is probably the most well known image of his career, I had the original poster hanging on my wall when i was a youngster. There are so many images they could have used that are amazing, but I guess I'm forgetting about the politics of working with Upper Deck and having to select from images they have rights to. Anyway, check out the prices, it's pretty crazy/funny.

"The initial offering consisting of just the high-end, 26” x 36” silk-screened master prints signed by both Jordan and Fairey (limited to 50 versions each) for $4,499.99 collectively. For anyone who purchases the three-part master print series, they will receive the same edition number in the limited-to-50 series for each print (UNC, Bulls and the HOF induction). Additionally, on Sept 17th the three-part sets signed by Fairey-only, which also measure 26” wide x 36” high and are limited to 123 apiece, go on sale for $1,349.99 collectively.

On Sept 22nd, individual versions of the dual-signed master prints will go on sale for $1,499.99 each, with the Fairey-only signed versions also being made available for $499.99 apiece. Lastly, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, an 18” wide x 24” high Fairey-signed print that’s limited to 523 will be made available. Complete sets of the three single-signed, 18″ x 24″ prints will retail for $215.99 each with individual pieces listed for $79.99." Full details here: OBEY GIANT

Do you guys think I'll be able to walk into his studio and get the $15 "Bro Deal" on these posters?


I just re-read and noticed the difference in prices. A master print signed by Shepard is $499.99, a master print signed by Shep and Jordan is $1499.99. Jordan gets $1000 to sign his name?

1 comment:

Horace Grant said...

im not really into it. it looks ok but i think E could have done a better job.