As I Opened Fire Banksy appalled to see that the

appalled to see that the drug culture had effectively wiped out the local culture

Pierre Keller met the artist a few months after his debut gallery show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York in 1982

Provenance: Comes with COA from Elms Lester

Markings: Signed and numbered by the artist on recto

Classification: From the edition of 1

As I Opened Fire Banksy appalled to see that theAs I Opened Fire is a highly sought after poster that was created for the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam following the museum's purchase of the original painting in 1964. These lithographic prints were first produced in 1966 (an edition of 3,150 copies) and due to their popularity, subsequent editions were produced in 1974 and 1983 (both an edition of 3,150 copies), 1988, 1990 and 1991 (each an edition of 5,000 copies) The one we have available is from