Flying Copper

{{short description|2003 portrait by Banksy}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{italic title}} '''''Flying Copper''''' is a 2003 portrait of a British policeman by British artist, [[ Banksy]]. The portrait is of a winged and heavily armed policeman with a yellow [[smiley]] replacing his face.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Staying Power of the Smiley Face |date=15 August 2019 |url=https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-staying-power-smiley-face |publisher=Artsy |access-date=9 April 2020 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409105133/https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-staying-power-smiley-face |url-status=live }}</ref>

The piece was first shown on cardboard that was suspended from the ceiling at the ''[[Turf War (Banksy)|Turf War]]'' exhibition in the [[East End]] of [[London]] in 2003. Screenprints were released in 2003 with two different background colours; blue and pink.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myartbroker.com/artist/banksy/flying-copper/|title=Flying Copper Banksy|accessdate=10 April 2020|publisher=My Art Broker|archive-date=29 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829091935/https://www.myartbroker.com/artist/banksy/flying-copper/|url-status=live}}</ref> The edition totals 150 signed prints, 600 unsigned prints as well 8 [[Artist's proof|artist's proofs]] with pink faces and 63 artist's proofs with pink backgrounds.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Banksy Flying Copper Print {{!}} Meaning & History |url=https://andipaeditions.com/flying-copper-by-banksy/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Andipa Editions |language=en}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of works by Banksy]]

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[[Category:Works by Banksy]] [[Category:2003 paintings]] [[Category:Portraits by English artists]] [[Category:Works about police officers]]