Graffiti.
Subject
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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Quik's 1984 blackbook
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924066579545]
Identifier: 8058
Scope and content
Bound black sketchbook once owned by Quik. The covers and all pages were drawn on, signed, and inscribed by leading New York subway graffiti artists of the 1970s and 1980s, at the point when they were making the transition to the New York and European gallery scene. Artists represented include Blade, Tracy 168, Dondi, Futura 2000, Daze, Crash, Seen, Iz the Wiz (Mike Martin), Shy 147, Ramm-ell-zee, Haze, Min, Zephyr, Dr. Revolt, Trike, Boe, Kid 56, LA 2, Sach, Rich, Chi 163, Aeron, Duro, and...
Dates:
1984-1985.
Seen collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8073
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,...
Dates:
1980-1981.
Sticker Art Collection
Collection
Identifier: 8121
Abstract
A collection of more than 150 individual, hand-drawn and printed street stickers, circa 2008-2011, the majority of which are unpeeled. The collection includes artwork by New York City street and sticker artists Kosby, Cost, Faust, Rednose, Robots Will Kill, 5003, Overconsumer, Snoe Man, Back Fat, Crasty, and many others. Also included are issues of the long out-of-print sticker zine "Carnage" (nos. 1, 2, and 4) as well as larger pieces of original artwork intended for wheatpasting. When seen...
Dates:
circa 2008-2011.
Street gang related artwork, snapshots, and correspondence
Collection
Identifier: 8169
Abstract
Materials compiled and created by Bam Bam Flores (b.1969) documenting activities during his early adulthood in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas from approximately 1993 to 1996. The collection is comprised of graffiti artwork, photographs, magazines, ephemera, and correspondence referencing gang life, exchanged during a period of incarceration.
Dates:
1993 - 1996