Junior-161 was one of the real 161 boys, from 161 St. uptown! Vintage tag from 1971-2
Hitler II Graffiti Tag
Back in the ’70s some people thought Hitler was hiding in Argentina with his fellow Nazis, but he was really in New York trying to make a comeback! Things never worked out for him…
Seggi-719
Seggi-719 wasn’t famous, but he was tough..He’d just take your paint or pop you in the face…
TRACY-168 “Wild Style”
Tracy-168 coined the term “Wild Style” which is the name of a famous documentary on graffiti. He was prolific on the streets & trains…
El Marko 174 “Sign of the Hat”
El Marko referred to the famous magic marker from the early ’70s
JOE-182
JOE-182 was almost as famous as JOE-136 I will discuss the other JOE soon…
CAY-161 Early Graffiti Tag
CAY-161 was one of the “real” 161 boys! Later in ’73 a few of my pals from the Upper West Side began stealing the number because it was so popular. Writers such as SAL-161 & STAG-161 wanted the juice that the 161 numbers had. Strange but true…
Baby Face 86 Vintage Graffiti Tag
BabyFace 86 was around as early as 1970-1 and did catch my eye as 13 year old….
RAT Graffiti Tag
Rat did get up back in the “First Wave” of graffiti in the early ’70s
LSD-3 “om” Graffiti tag Circa 1972
Early version of the classic tag LSD-Om
Subway Lovers 2007
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Obama Cover 2009
This is the cover of a limited edition book about the election of president Obama.
The eighteen images in the book are shown in their exact sequence here.
Only 200 copies were printed and a few are still Available.
Email for info at: weber1@nyc.rr.com
Subway Obama News 2008
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Obama Ecstasy 2008
This has become one of my favorite images for obvious reasons…
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Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber 