Wayne Roberts (October 20, 1950 – June 11, 2012), known as Stay High 149, was an American

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artist.

Career

Roberts was born in Emporia, Virginia, moving to the

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at age six. He was called a "superstar" of the graffiti world in the late 1970s. Widely considered to use one of the most famous graffiti tags in the world, his trademark includes a smoking version of the

stick figure A stick figure, also known as a stickman, is a very simple drawing of a person or an animal, composed of a few lines, curves, and dots. On a stick figure, the head is most often represented by a circle, which can be either a solid color or som ...

from 1960s British television program ''

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''. Roberts collaborated with a number of well known brands during his career, including Huf, and the

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skate brand, Gravis. Roberts was featured in the 2004 documentary ''

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'' by

Peter Gerard Peter Gerard (born in Columbia, Missouri, United States) is a film director, film producer and film distributor. Gerard founded Accidental Media and Distrify, and is currently employed at Vimeo. Filmmaking Gerard's best known film is ''Jus ...

Death

Roberts died on June 11, 2012 from a liver disease at Calvary Hospital in The Bronx, New York.

References

External links

Official Website

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