1989 Tee: Sinéad O’Connor performed her hit song “Mandika” from her debut album The Lion and the Cobra at the 1989 Grammys. She was 21, a new mother, and already an icon. She performed on stage with her baby’s swaddle blanket tucked in her back pocket. The Grammys refused to televise the Rap category, and in protest of this racist act, for the performance she dyed the side of her shaved head with Public Enemy’s logo, to bring attention to Public Enemy’s boycott of the Grammys that year. Learn more by watching the documentary Nothing Compares and reading or listening to the memoir Rememberings.

“The Lion & The Cobra” prints: Sinéad O’Connor released her debut album, “The Lion & The Cobra” in 1987. The original album released in Europe captured her mid-scream, embodying the intensity she brought to the world. It was deemed “too edgy” and a “more demure” version was released to America. This original print captures both Sinead as too edgy and more demure but always herself, on fire.