Rase T-Kid

1980

Henry Chalfant

Associated Names
Henry Chalfant

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of a train car covered in vibrant graffiti. The train car features colorful graffiti art covering its entire side, including characters, patterns, and text. The artwork is composed of various colors such as reds, greens, yellows, and blues. The setting is urban, with buildings visible in the background. The graffiti spans across multiple panels of the train, with some recognizable motifs such as cartoonish figures and abstract shapes. The sign on the train indicates it is a local service on the route from South Ferry to 242 St-Bway in Manhattan.
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Artwork overview

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

Exhibition History

2006

  • redefined: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 15, 2006 – January 2, 2007

Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in black ink: Chalfant 2/25 '80; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink circled, crossed out in graphite: 25; upper left: Rase T-kiD; center in graphite: 107; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in graphite: 2003.17.39

Wikidata ID

Q64155045

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