''Subway Art'' is a collaborative book by

Martha Cooper Martha Cooper is an American photojournalist. She worked as a staff photographer for the ''New York Post'' during the 1970s. She is best known for documenting the New York City graffiti scene of the 1970s and 1980s. In 1984, Cooper and Henry Ch ...

and

Henry Chalfant Henry Chalfant (born January 2, 1940) is an American photographer and videographer most notable for his work on graffiti, breakdance, and hip hop culture. One of Chalfant's prints is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Ne ...

, which documents the early history of the New York City graffiti movement. Originally published in 1984, the book has been described as a "landmark photographic history". Known by many as ‘the bible’ of graffiti, ''Subway Art'' quickly acquired the dubious accolade of becoming one of the most stolen books in the United Kingdom. The title is a reference to the

New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...

, where much of the city's graffiti was set during the late 20th century. The book features artists such as

Zephyr In European tradition, a zephyr is a light wind or a west wind, named after Zephyrus, the Greek god or personification of the west wind. Zephyr may also refer to: Arts and media Fiction Fiction media * ''Zephyr'' (film), a 2010 Turkish ...

Seen Seen may refer to: * ''Seen'' (album), by Tom Bailey, 2001 * Seen (artist) (born 1961), American graffiti artist * Seen (Winterthur), a district of Winterthur, Switzerland * Shin (letter), or ''Seen'' in Arabic, a Semitic abjad See also * Xian ...

, Kase2,

Dondi Donald Joseph White, "DONDI" (April 7, 1961 – October 2, 1998) was an American graffiti artist. Biography Early life Born in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, Dondi was the youngest of five children. He was of African American a ...

, and

Lady Pink Lady Pink, born Sandra Fabara (1964), is an Ecuadorian-American graffiti and mural artist. Early life Fabara was born in Ambato, Ecuador in 1964 and moved to the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York when she was seven years old. She grew up ...

. The 25th anniversary edition was released in 2009, available in large print measuring 43x30.5 cm.

References

{{Street_Art Graffiti in the United States Hip hop books Culture of New York City Works set on the New York City Subway Street culture Books of photographs 1984 non-fiction books Collaborative non-fiction books