Dealt Kel Henry

1980

Henry Chalfant

Associated Names
Henry Chalfant

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of a train car covered in graffiti. The graffiti art on the train car is vibrant and colorful, consisting of various letters, abstract shapes, symbols, and a character with exaggerated features. The graffiti spans the length of the train car, painted in blues, greens, reds, and yellows. The metal train car's rivets and structure are visible, and a sign displaying route information is seen towards the right.
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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 2/25 '80; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink circled: 3; upper left: Dealt Kel Henry; center in graphite, crossed out in blue ink: 15A; center right: D[K?]H; center right in graphite: ESSES / DRY MOUNT; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in graphite: 2003.17.06

Wikidata ID

Q64155028

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