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What is Cleon Peterson’s piece called “Vote, Keep Hope & Freedom Alive! (Red, White & Blue)”
Summary
A get-out-the-vote campaign image rendered in Cleon Peterson's flat, propaganda-poster idiom: a white hooded/cloaked rider, flag in hand, charges forward on a rearing white horse against a red, white and blue ground, with "VOTE" set above and "2024" and "KEEP HOPE AND FREEDOM ALIVE!" framing the scene. It belongs to Peterson's vein of overtly political, civic-engagement prints that channel his street-art-meets-classical visual language toward American electoral messaging.
Why It Matters
The print is a direct artist statement on the stakes of the 2024 U.S. election, using Peterson's signature stark, high-contrast graphic style to turn a single mounted figure into an emblem of democratic resolve. By bending his usual vocabulary of horseback riders, banners and confrontational power imagery toward an explicit civic call to action, it documents how contemporary street and protest artists mobilized their work around the election, making it a timestamped political artifact as much as a collectible image.
Collector Perspective
A small, tightly capped edition of 24 screen prints, hand-pulled in Peterson's bold patriotic palette. Editions this size sit well below his typical run lengths, so supply to the secondary market is thin and largely held by initial buyers. As an issue tied to a specific political moment (2024 election), it appeals to collectors of both Peterson's catalog and political/protest art; expect it to be signed and numbered per the artist's standard practice. A focused, niche piece rather than a flagship image, with the low edition number as the main driver of its scarcity.
Historical Context
Produced in 2024 amid the U.S. presidential election cycle, this print extends a long tradition of artists making get-out-the-vote and civic-engagement images, a lane closely associated with Peterson's frequent collaborator Shepard Fairey. Peterson (b. 1973, Seattle) is best known for violent, high-contrast allegories of power and conflict drawn from Greek vase painting, Hogarth and street art; here that graphic language is redirected into overt electoral advocacy, placing the work within the 2024 wave of artist-led political messaging.
FAQ
What does this print depict?
A white hooded, cloaked rider holding an American flag charges forward on a rearing white horse against a red, white and blue ground. The word VOTE sits at the top, 2024 at the lower right, and the banner KEEP HOPE AND FREEDOM ALIVE! runs along the bottom.
How large is the edition?
The edition is 24 — a small, tightly limited run.
Is it signed and numbered?
Cleon Peterson's limited-edition screen prints are typically hand-signed and numbered by the artist; expect this issue to follow that standard.
What is the medium?
It is a hand-pulled screen print, made in 2024.
Who is Cleon Peterson?
Cleon Peterson (b. 1973, Seattle) is an American artist known for stark, high-contrast black/white/red/gold scenes of violence, power and social conflict drawn from Greek vase painting, Hogarth and street art. He is a frequent Shepard Fairey collaborator, and here applies that graphic style to an explicitly political, pro-voting message.
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About the Artist
Cleon Peterson (b. 1973, Seattle) is an American artist known for stark, high-contrast scenes of violence, power and social conflict, rendered in a flat, limited palette of black, white, red and gold. His chaotic compositions of fighting, clubbing and writhing figures expose the abuse of power and the brutality beneath civilization’s surface, drawing on classical Greek vase painting, Hogarth and street art. A frequent collaborator with Shepard Fairey, he shows internationally; his prints, sculptures and editions are widely collected in the urban-contemporary market.
Collecting Cleon Peterson at Gauntlet Gallery
Where can I buy authentic Cleon Peterson prints?
Gauntlet Gallery offers an extensive, authenticated inventory of Cleon Peterson prints and contemporary editions, with new drops added regularly. Browse the current collection at gauntlet.gallery.
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Does Gauntlet Gallery add new Cleon Peterson prints?
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