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A large donut with pink frosting, white sprinkles and a brown half sits above a boxy van, with motorcyclists and their black-and-white motorcycles arranged around it.

The donut draws on the enduring American stereotype that police officers are devoted to the snack, making their protection of it an absurd priority. The image’s satire turns on the gap between professional duty and the indulgence being guarded, though it remains open to broader readings.

Materials
Screenprint on paper
Size
22 × 29 9/10 in | 56 × 76 cm
Rarity
Limited edition
Medium
Print
Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Certificate of authenticity
Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
Frame
Not included
Publisher
Pictures On Walls

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Banksy

British, b. 1974

Banksy is an anonymous British artist whose stencilled images first appeared on the walls of Bristol in the 1990s before spreading to London and to cities around the world. His work pairs a blunt graphic style with pointed commentary on war, policing, consumer culture, surveillance and the art market itself. The authenticated screenprints, released in signed and unsigned editions through Pictures on Walls and later…

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