Slave Hurst

1978

Henry Chalfant

Associated Names
Henry Chalfant

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of a subway train covered in graffiti art. The train's exterior is adorned with vibrant and colorful graffiti, which includes cartoon-like characters, bold text, and abstract shapes. The left side shows an illustration of a person with large eyes and a surprised or excited expression, wearing a green jacket and standing in front of a purple background. Beside this character is the word "LOVE" in large bubble letters filled with purple stars set against a red and orange background. To the right is the text "HURST" in colorful letters that are blue with yellow accents. The right side of the train features another cartoon character, this time holding a paint roller or a large brush, dressed in a green and white outfit and wearing a green hat. Smaller tags and phrases like "Fabulous Five" and "The Odd Partners" are scattered across the scene.
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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 1/10 '78; vertical along center right edge: Slave Hurst; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink circled, crossed out in graphite: 13; upper left in blue ink: Slave Hurst; center in graphite on angle: ESSES / DRYMOUNT; center right: 122; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 2003.17.54

Wikidata ID

Q64155054

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