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style and subculture. Authored by Henry Chalfant and James Prigoff and published by Thames & Hudson on September 1, 1987.Spraycan Art Publishing Date: September 1, 1987 The photographs are primarily of walls rather than subway cars, and features the work of Mode 2 and The Chrome Angelz, 3D (aka

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, of the band

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, Futura, Lee, Chico,

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, Buda, Shame, Blade,

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, Stash, Reas (aka Todd James), Espo (aka Stephen Powers) and many others. ''Spraycan Art'' followed the release of

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(also published by Thames & Hudson), authored by Henry Chalfant and

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References

{{reflist 1987 non-fiction books Books about New York City Graffiti in the United States Collaborative non-fiction books Thames & Hudson books