Quik's 1984 blackbook, 1984-1985.

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ArchivalResource

Display Entry

Quik (Graffiti artist). Quik's 1984 blackbook, 1984-1985.

Title

Quik's 1984 blackbook, 1984-1985.

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778618730

Abstract

Bound black sketchbook once owned by Quik. The covers and all pages were drawn on, signed, and inscribed by leading New York subway graffiti artists of the 1970s and 1980s, at the point when they were making the transition to the New York and European gallery scene. Artists represented include Blade, Tracy 168, Dondi, Futura 2000, Daze, Crash, Seen, Iz the Wiz (Mike Martin), Shy 147, Ramm-ell-zee, Haze, Min, Zephyr, Dr. Revolt, Trike, Boe, Kid 56, LA 2, Sach, Rich, Chi 163, Aeron, Duro, and Quik. Also includes full page drawings by Milan Kunc and a full page inscription by the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten (John Lydon). The sketchbook was exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris, in the 2009 exhibition Born in the Streets Graffiti.

Extent

1 volume (approximately 157 pages).

Holding Repository

Cornell University Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8204153

Cornell University Library

Related Entities

There are 26 Entities related to this resource.

Daze (Graffiti artist)

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Trike (Graffiti artist)

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Blade (Graffiti artist)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cc3s7t (person)

Iz the Wiz.

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Iz the Wiz (Mike Martin) is a graffiti artist. From the description of Iz the Wiz's 1982 blackbook, 1982-1984. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 778618737 ...

Crash, 1961-

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White, Dondi, 1961-1998

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Donald White, also known as "DONDI," was born in East New York, Brooklyn. In an interview with Zephyr, Dondi stated that he had joined several gangs in the 1970s to avoid being attacked. Anxious to leave high school behind, he earned his GED in 1984, took a job in a government office, and began to indulge his interest in graffiti. His first work in graffiti was as a tagger. In 1978, Dondi formed his own crew, named CIA (Crazy Inside Artists), which included other prominent artists such as his go...

Sach (Graffiti artist)

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Rich.

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Duro (Graffiti artist)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68s7f3m (person)

Tracy 168 (Graffiti artist)

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Haze (Graffiti artist)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hh9b40 (person)

Quik (Graffiti artist)

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Quik (Linwood Felton) is a graffiti artist. From the description of Quik's 1984 blackbook, 1984-1985. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 778618730 ...