Seven-Up / Maurice

1977

Henry Chalfant

Associated Names
Henry Chalfant

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of two subway train cars covered in graffiti. The upper image shows a blue subway train with graffiti art depicting the word "SPURN" and an arrow pointing to the letters "UP," surrounded by vibrant colors like red, yellow, and blue with stylized shapes resembling comic book art. In the lower part of the photograph, another section of the train is shown, featuring the word "MANRCE" in large blue letters with a yellow and orange background. Additional smaller graffiti tags are visible in various colors around the larger pieces, along with a dedication saying, "THIS PIECE FOR ANDREA," and the phrase "STATION TO STATION." Both images highlight the bold, colorful expressions of street art on the subway cars.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    4 chromogenic prints

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Samuel A. and Sandra Esses)

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet (top): 6.99 × 31.75 cm (2 3/4 × 12 1/2 in.)
    image/sheet (bottom): 9.53 × 28.26 cm (3 3/4 × 11 1/8 in.)
    mount: 34.29 × 46.99 cm (13 1/2 × 18 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.4903


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Samuel A. and Sandra Esses, East Hampton, NY; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Henry Chalfant 1977; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, center in graphite: 12; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in graphite: Acc 2003.17.14 / TL 2003.45.13

Wikidata ID

Q64155036

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