Purple & gold Kobe goes Upper Deck

It's about 60 feet tall, on two sides of the Henry Ford Theatre in Hollywood.
Kobe Bryant, in purple and gold, by street artist Shepard Fairey of L.A., in a portrait commissioned by the Upper Deck card and collectables company.
"It does not matter who your favorite team is, if you appreciate style, grace, and power in basketball, then you appreciate Kobe Bryant" said Fairey. "I was asked by Upper Deck to do a portrait of Kobe and it was my pleasure to be able to create a piece of iconic art for him."
Fairey, by the way, is the creator and guerilla marketer who put up the pop art posters for Democratic presidental nominee Barack Obama around town.
The litograph print is, of course, for sale by Upper Deck, in a version that's 22 inches wide and 28 inches tall, signed by both Bryant and Fairey, limited to 50 copies. The price: $1,199.99 (for the version that says KOBE) or $1,299.99 (for the ones that say MVP). Unframed copies, limited to 100, are $949.99/$1,049.99. A Fairey-only signed litho, limited at 100, are $349.99 unframed/$549.99 framed.
More info: upperdeck.com



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