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Andrew Zephyr Witten is a graffiti artist, lecturer and author from New York City. He began creating graffiti in 1975 and first signed using the name "Zephyr" in 1977. He has been identified as a graffiti "elder", who along with Futura 2000, Blade, Phase 2, Lady Pink and TAKI 183 invented styles and standards "that continue to be used and expanded upon today". [1] Image File history File linksMetadata Zephyr. ... Graffiti is the unofficial application of graphics on publicly viewable surfaces. ... For other uses, see Wild Style (disambiguation). ... Graffiti is the unofficial application of graphics on publicly viewable surfaces. ... -1... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Futura 2000 is one of the most famous graffiti artists. ... Lady Pink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... New York Citys TAKI 183 One of the originators of New York graffiti was TAKI 183 – a foot messenger who would tag his nickname around New York streets that he daily frequented en route in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...


Much of Zephyr's original work was applied on subway trains. Mr. Witten has commented on this period of his work:

"We felt we understood the trains more than the Transit Authority. Teenagers were running the system. We decided when, where, how much we wrote. Graffiti showed that the Transit Authority was not in control."[2]

Mr. Witten was part of the first wave of graffiti artists to make the transition to galleries, collectors and commercial work. In the early 80s, he showed at NYC galleries specialized in graffiti, such as the FUN Gallery and 51X.[3] His art was part of a five-man show including Fab Five Freddy, Dominique Philbert, Futura 2000 and Dondi White that toured Japan in 1983.[4]. In 2005, he was included in the East Village USA show held at The New Museum.[5] The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, NYCT for New York City Transit or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ... Fab Five Freddy, born Fred Braithwaite, is a rapper whose name appeared in the mainstream through a namecheck in Blondies single Rapture and his appearance in the video for that single. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Looking south from 6th Street down Second Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares through the East Village. ... The New Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in New York City focusing entirely on contemporary art. ...


His works can be seen in the Hip-hop culture documentary Style Wars and he was featured as himself in the landmark hip-hop motion picture Wild Style. He is co-author of a 2001 biography of fellow graffiti artist, Dondi White: Dondi White Style Master General: The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White. He is interviewed in the 2005 DIY graffiti video The Art of Storytelling, where he talks about fallen graffiti artist Nace. Style Wars is an early documentary on hip hop culture, made by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant, made in New York City in the early 1980s. ... Hip-Hop music is a style of popular music. ... For other uses, see Wild Style (disambiguation). ...

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Published Works

  • Witten, Andrew; White, Michael. Dondi White Style Master General: The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White. Regan Books: 2001.
  • Cooper, Martha; Walta, Akim; Zephyr; Ahearn, Charlie; Fabel; Astor, Patti. Hip Hop Files: Photographs 1979–1984. From Here to Fame (Powerhouse Books): 2004.
  • Zephyr; Miller, Ken; Sutherland, Peter. Pedal. Powerhouse Books: 2006.
  • Powell, Ricky. Zephyr (illustrator). Oh Snap 2.13.61 Publications: 1996.

Notes

  1. ↑ Janice Rahn, Painting Without Permission: Hip-Hop Graffiti Subculture, Bergin & Garvey: 2002, pg. 7.
  2. ↑ John Leland, "At Home with Futura: For a King of Krylon, the Family Reigns", The New York Times, Sec: House + Home, March 1, 2001, Pg. 1.
  3. ↑ Patty Astor online interview, www.@149st.com, 2002 online link
  4. ↑ UPI, "5 Artists take graffiti from the streets to the galleries", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 1984.
  5. ↑ Exhibition notes, East Village USA, New Museum of Contemporary Art, December 9, 2004- March 19, 2005 Online link

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References

  • Philbert, Dominique (March 19 1984). "UPI: 5 Artists take graffiti from the streets to the galleries". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • Staff, Herald (November 30 1984). "Biscayne baby changes color with graffiti". The Miami Herald.

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