Title Subway art / Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant

Published London : Thames and Hudson, 1984

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'BOOL	759.1471 Coo/Sar		AVAILABLE

Description 104 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 28 cm Contents History -- Train lines -- Vocabulary -- Techniques -- Writers and crews -- Kings -- Style -- Characters -- Dedications -- Opposition Summary Ephemeral, secretive, illegal. Rebellious, provocative, competitive. This is America's newest folk art. Seeded in the gang rivalry of New York's adolescents, it has developed from crude graffiti writing to a highly sophisticated calligraphy that flowers in a constantly changing, bold and brilliant travelling show on the city's subway system Analysis New York (City). Underground railways Graffiti Social aspects Notes Ill. and text on inside covers Subject Graffiti -- New York (N.Y.) Graffiti -- Social aspects -- New York (State) -- New York. Graffiti -- Social aspects. Graffiti -- New York (State) Graffiti -- New York (State) -- New York. Graffiti. Mural painting and decoration -- New York (State) -- New York -- 20th century. Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century. Street art -- New York (State) -- New York. Street art. Subways -- Decoration -- New York (State) -- New York. Subways -- Decoration. Subways -- New York (State) -- New York. SUBJECT New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091434 New York (N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79007751 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851 Author Chalfant, Henry. LC no. 84000620 ISBN 0500273200

  Permalink