Likewise, photographers such as Henry Chalfant, pictured, and Martha Cooper began to document graffiti and celebrate graffiti writers as artists. Graffiti spread into both pop culture and fine art, two realms that were especially intertwined in late-1970s and early-1980s New York.
Pictured: Henry Chalfant next to his portrait, A tribute to Henry the photographer
Graffiti art has become synonymous with the creativity and grit of New York between the ’60s and the Koch years, immortalized in films like Wild Style and Style Wars. We trace this form of expression from the 1940s to the 21st century.
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