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I Fought The Law (Unsigned)

I Fought The Law (Unsigned)

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Limited Edition I Fought the Law artwork:
Edition Size: 500
Artwork Size: 27 1/2 × 27 1/2 inches
Medium: Silkscreen

Based on footage of the 1981 failed assassination attempt on President Reagan, I fought the Law is one of Banksy's more politically charged works. The screen print was released in 2004 with 500 unsigned and 150 signed works.

This Banksy print depicts one man being pinned down by three others, whilst a fourth onlooker watches the scene from the right. The man on the ground has dropped a paintbrush, with which he has just scrawled the words ‘I Fought The Law And I Won’ in paint on the wall behind them.

The four characters on the left depict the members of President Reagan’s private security team tackling John Hinckley, the guy who fired five bullets at President Reagan. In I Fought The Law it's a graffiti artist, instead of a killer being pinned down.

The text also references the title of the song I Fought The Law (and The Law Won) by The Clash.

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