the subway artists then and now Chalfant, Henry 1940- creator Jenkins, Sacha 1971- text Interviews. enk 2014 monographic eng

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175 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm In the late 1970s, New York City was bankrupt, dirty and dangerous. Born on these grimy streets, graffiti rapidly made its mark. Here, twelve legendary graffiti writers the original subway artists whose creative genius fuelled the earliest flowering of the movement give first-person accounts of their experiences. Individually interviewed for this book by Sacha Jenkins, they reveal an authentic, unparalleled insight into the golden age of graffiti. Illustrated with Henry Chalfants original photographs, this book captures all the raw, explosive creativity of that era.-- Preface / by Henry Chalfant -- Of kings and blue-collar writers / by Sacha Jenkins -- Interviews: Bil Rock. Breezer. Daze. Jon One. Kel. KR. Lady Pink. Sak. Sharp. Skem. Spin. Team. Henry Chalfant & Sacha Jenkins. Includes index. n-us-ny Graffiti New York (State) New York Graffiti Nueva York (Estados Unidos) Arte callejero Graffiti artists Interviews Subways Decoration New York (State) New York Subways New York (State) New York Graffiti Graffiti artists Subways Subways Decoration New York (State) New York GT 3913 C436t 2014 751.7309741 9780500239216 0500239215 2014932771 ERASA 140206 20230411090859.0 18033220 eng