An ideal history for artists, art historians, street art enthusiasts, anthropologists, and urban dwellers. The most infamous graffiti artists of 1970s new york city. The new york city subway system, love it or hate it, is a staple of the citys culture, and has been for more than a century. A great book filled with gorgeous pictures and history of graffiti in ny. With book, eric felisbret celebrates new yorks graffiti. Legends of graffiti kel1st, one of the greatest nyc. The author narrowed down the artists using three parameters. An initial sketch book illustration displaying the thought process for a wall or train project. In this glimpse of a different new york, there is an invaluable picture of graffiti in the. The 100 best graffiti books recommended by pascal blanche, such as. The most infamous graffiti artists of 1970s new york city in the crimeridden new york of the 70s, trains were wild canvases. I was born and raised in nyc and to see these pictures brings me back to my childhood.
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