#ThatOneTime in 1990 when a All-Star Cast of NYC Graffiti Writers Went to Henry Chalfant's 50th

Henry Chalfant’s Graffiti Archives are a work of visual anthropology and one of the seminal documents of American popular culture in the late twentieth century.

Starting out as a sculptor in New York in the 1970s, Chalfant turned to photography and film to do an in-depth study of hip-hop culture and graffiti art. One of the foremost authorities on New York subway art,and other aspects of urban youth culture, his photographs record hundreds of ephemeral, original art works that have long since vanished. Exhibits of his photos include the O.K. Harris Gallery and the landmark ‘New York-New Wave’ show at P.S. l, and important galleries and museums in Europe. He has co-authored the definitive account of New York graffiti art, Subway Art (Holt Rinehart Winston, N.Y. 1984) and a sequel on the art form's world-wide diffusion, Spray Can Art (Thames and Hudson Inc. London, 1987).Chalfant co-produced the PBS documentary, Style Wars, the definitive documentary about Graffiti and Hip Hop culture and directed Flyin' Cut Sleeves, a documentary on South Bronx gangs, in 1993. He produced and directed Visit Palestine: Ten Days on the West Bank in 2002. His film From Mambo to Hip Hop was featured in the Latino Public Broadcasting series, Voces in 2006-2007, and won an Alma Award for Best Documentary.Chalfant is a resident of New York City with his wife Kathleen, an actress. They have two children, David, a musician and producer, and Andromache, a set designer. He continues to make documentary films about urban popular culture.

Back in 1990 Mr. Chalfant turned 50th years old, bringing together a All-Star NYC Graffiti cast of All-city Writers from all over New York City. If you missed the party, check out what you missed! Many of New York City's top graffiti writers came to pay respect to Henry including :Dondi - Rip -A-One - Rip-Frosty Freeze - Rip-Seen Ua-Doc Tc5-Web Tc5-Tats Crew-Bio-Nicer-Brim-Ken-Tkid-Deal-Sane -Rip-SmithKet-Ghost-MinVen-Revolt-Haze-Sharp-KenSwift-Crazylegs-Lee-Blade-Bom5-Noc167-Rammellzee-James Topand many others.. This is some super rare footage, check some history with all these writer's in the same room!

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