The Anacostia Community Museum’s indoor gallery will be closed March 2 through May 18 as we bring our next exhibition to life. Even though our gallery is closed, join us at any of the dynamic upcoming events planned during this time. More information about our events is available at: anacostia.si.edu/events. We look forward to seeing you soon!

MARK 198

Object Details

Creator
Chalfant, Henry
Date
1979
Extent
1 Coupler prints (chromogenic) (items, 8 x 10 inches)
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Coupler prints (chromogenic)
Topic
Graffiti art
Graffiti artists
Place
New York (State) -- New York City
Collection Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Citation
Henry Chalfant Subway Graffiti Series Photographs, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Samuel A. and Sandra Esses).
Identifier
ACMA.06-124.9, Item acma_06-124_08-a
MARK 198
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

Related Content

1 result(s)
  • Henry Chalfant Subway Graffiti Series Photographs
    Biographical
    Photographer and sculptor Henry Chalfant (1940 – ) lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He earned acclaim for documenting New York City's graffiti artists and hip-hop culture through photography and film during the 1970s and early 1980s. After studying Greek at Stanford University and earning his Bachelor of Arts, Chalfant moved to New York City in 1973 to pursue a career as a sculptor. Inspired by the graffiti that he saw during his daily commute, Chalfant began taking photographs of subway trains "in sequence"—a technique he developed that enabled the capture of the street art on an entire train. His photographs earned him the trust of graffiti writers who would notify Chalfant of new works and even suggested when and where to get a perfect shot. He quickly became a leading authority on New York graffiti art. Chalfant co-produced the award winning 1983 documentary film Style Wars, which documented early hip hop culture and how young people in New York City used graffiti as a form of self-expression. He has also co-authored publications including, Subway Art (1984) with Martha Cooper and SprayCan Art (1987) with James Prigoff. More recently, Chalfant has serially published his archive of graffiti photographs. Henry Chalfant's photographs are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands, and the Bronx Museum in New York. His sculptures, photographs, and films have been exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Recent exhibitions including "Henry Chalfant: 1980" at Eric Firestone Gallery and "Henry Chalfant: Art vs. Transit" at the Bronx Museum in New York.
    Date
    1977-1980
    Extent
    24 Photographic prints
    Provenance
    Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in March 2019.
    Rights
    Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
    Type
    Collection descriptions
    Archival materials
    Photographic prints
    Identifier
    ACMA.06-124.9
Back to Top