Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition, Documenting NYC Graffiti

Chronicle Books has released “Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition” an update to the pioneering NYC graffiti art book by photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant.

Subway Art — During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation by documenting the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement. Now 25 years and more than a half a million copies later, their bestselling book Subway Art is available in a large-scale, deluxe format heightening the visual impact of their classic images.

Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition

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