Scope and content
Over 149 original drawings and over 370 original photographs, comprising nearly all that remains of the original sketches used for some of the most famous subway trains ever painted, the artist's collection of original photographs of his work (yard and station shots in addition to action shots of paintings in progress), and the artist's collection of original drawings by other United Artists crew members and collaborators such as Pjay, Mitch 77, Duster, Billy 167, Mad, RAL2 and Zoom. Also, two black books, one that belonged to Seen's brother Mad, and which contains some early Seen color drawings, and Pjay's black book from his most prolific 1980-1981 period. The collection also contains ephemera including gallery flyers, newspaper articles, and the rare original Style Wars New York "sneak preview" poster with an original outline by Duster on the reverse.
Dates
- 1980-1981.
Creator
- Seen, (Graffiti artist), 1961- (Person)
- Pjay (Graffiti artist) (Person)
- Mitch 77 (Graffiti artist) (Person)
- Duster (Graffiti artist) (Person)
- Billy 167 (Graffiti artist) (Person)
- Mad (Graffiti artist) (Person)
- Cornell University Library Hip-Hop Collection (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Seen (Richard Mirando) was a leading New York subway graffiti artist of the 1970s and 1980s. He has since turned to work on canvas, tattoo art, sculpture, and mixed media.
Extent
1.2 cubic feet.
Language of Materials
English
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- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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