I Love Zoo York by Ali

1981

Henry Chalfant

Associated Names
Henry Chalfant

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of a subway train car covered in graffiti. The train car exhibits vibrant and colorful graffiti artwork across its surface. The graffiti includes a large stylized word 'Zoo York' with bold colors like red, orange, and purple, alongside several smaller tags and phrases scattered throughout. The artwork also features a recognizable face with exaggerated features. The train car shows signs of wear, typical of the New York City street art scene during a time when graffiti culture was prominent.
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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 1/25 '81; on verso of mount, upper left in blue ink circled, crossed out in graphite: 9; upper left in blue ink: I Love Zoo York (by ALI); upper left in graphite: 103; bottom right in graphite: 2003.17.35

Wikidata ID

Q64155040

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