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Graffiti.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings DO NOT USE

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Black books belonging to artist DOM-KOC

 Collection
Identifier: 8115
Scope and content

Seven black books documenting different points in DOMS' long career, containing tags, fill-ins done in market, pen, paint pen, etc. with stickers, cut outs, and photographs glued in, and pages directly airbrushed. The books contain art by DOM and members of his Knock Out Crew, including associated writer DESA.

Dates: circa 1990-2007.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Black books belonging to artist DOM-KOC

Cornell University Gaypril graffiti

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065438024]
Identifier: 13-6-2615
Scope and content Transcripts of graffiti chalked on sidewalks during Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Awareness month at Cornell, originating from members of Cornell's gay and lesbian community, and collected by members of the staff of the Department of Manuscripts and University Archives. The bulk of the graffiti was in response to the University Grounds Crew's selective washing out of gay graffiti celebrating Gaypril in 1990. The collection includes samples of the gay community's response, publicity, and...
Dates: 1990-1999.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Cornell University Gaypril graffiti

Cuba graffiti paintings

 Collection — Mapcase folder 1
Identifier: 8725
Content Description

Two paintings with text "Cornell's Hip Hop Collection," intricately decorated in vibrant colors. Signed and dated by the artist.

Dates: 2018
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Cuba graffiti paintings

Diego Cortez No Wave Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 8120
Abstract Approximately 135 pieces complied by Diego Cortez comprising of material related to both his 1981 No Wave show at PS1 and many of the personalities involved in the artistic and musical scenes of the period, including Jimmy DeSana, James Chance, Anya Phillips, Fab 5 Freddy, Bob Gruen, Robert Gordon, Glenn O'Brien, Legs O'Neil, Ray Johnson, Debbie Harry, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. The collection also contains concert flyers, photographs, and exhibition materials, including early...
Dates: 1972 - 1981
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Diego Cortez No Wave Collection

DONDI Portfolio case

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 8591
Scope and content

1 Portfolio case, which once belonged to the graffiti artist DONDI. Contains no art.

Dates: circa 1980s.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / DONDI Portfolio case

International Graffiti Times archive

 Collection
Identifier: 8067
Abstract Collection includes 44 original, hand-collaged past-up boards from which the IGTimes page layouts were reproduced; hundreds of original manuscript, typescript, and desktop printing documents comprising the text files from which its editorial content was drawn; more than 4000 original photographs of aerosol street art submitted to the magazine by a community of international aerosol writers and readers; ca. 5000 original reader submissions; ca. 500 original magazines and fanzines; 150...
Dates: 1970-2005.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / International Graffiti Times archive

Iz the Wiz's 1982 blackbook

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924066579537]
Identifier: 8059
Scope and content Clothbound black sketchbook once owned by Iz the Wiz, full of artwork by him and his contemporaries, including 25 full-page artworks. Artists represented include Wasp 1, Billy 167, Dynomite 149, Clyde, Zephyr (Gold), Iz the Wiz, and new wave artists Doc, Midge, 2Cute, and Abi. The tag pages also include Crash, Daze, Lady Pink (Sandra Fabara), and Cavster. The sketchbook was exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, in the 2009 exhibition Born in the Streets...
Dates: 1982-1984.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Iz the Wiz's 1982 blackbook

James Top Graffiti New York archive

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8119
Scope and content

Audio Visual material preserves the broadcasts of Graffiti New York and other NYC area graffiti and street art events. The archive is comprised of video tapes, DVDs, event flyers, press releases, and photographs. 137 mini DV's, 6 (unknown), 106 VHF tapes, 3 Hi 8 tapes, 2 DV cam tapes; 6 (GRAFFITI NYC TV SHOW ) DVD's, approximately 50 flyers, 10 pamphlets and booklets, 3 covers, 12 press releases, 4 artist profiles, and 25 photographs.

Dates: circa 1975-present.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / James Top Graffiti New York archive

Jane Dickson and Charlie Ahearn Downtown New York papers

 Collection
Identifier: 8630
Scope and content

Material in this collection roughly describes the emergence of the downtown New York art world of the 1970s and 1980s through Ahearn's/Dickson's participation in the artist's groups Collaborative Projects (Colab) and Fashion Moda, as well as their involvement in three highly influential art exhibitions in the latter half of the 20th Century: the Real Estate Show (1980), the Times Square Show (1980), and the "Messages to the Public" series (1982).



Dates: circa 1974-2010.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Jane Dickson and Charlie Ahearn Downtown New York papers

Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8021
Scope and content The Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection documents the origins of hip-hop as music, culture and community in the Bronx, NY, and its influence on the history of music, art, performance, and activism in America during the final third of the 20th century and beyond. The collection contains nearly 1,000 recordings (primarily LP records), textile art, books and magazines, and more than 500 original party and club flyers designed by Buddy Esquire and others. It also includes 74 candid hip hop photos...
Dates: 1975 - 2008
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / Johan Kugelberg hip hop collection

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