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Subway Art

1984

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A paperback book documenting the graffiti artwork and artists, including Dondi White, ZEPHYR, and Lady Pink, of New York City's early graffiti art movement. The cover features 18 photographs of graffiti art on New York City subway cars, lined up together in a grid. The title appears in white text against a black background: [SUBWAY ART / Martha Cooper (Henry Holt logo) Henry Chalfant]. There are 104 pages and 239 full color photographs.

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Catalog reference: 2011.148.17

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