Quik

1980

Henry Chalfant

Associated Names
Henry Chalfant

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a photograph of a subway car covered in graffiti. The image shows the side of the subway car, featuring vibrant and elaborate graffiti artwork. The graffiti consists of large letters, abstract shapes, and patterns in colors like pink, blue, black, and white. The style includes sparkling highlights that give the artwork a sense of movement. The subway car appears aged, with scratches and faded paint. Smaller tags and signatures are present throughout the graffiti. Route signs like "242 St B'way" and "South Ferry" are visible above the graffiti, alongside passenger windows showing minimal interior detail. The car's identification number "8684" is shown clearly on the right side of the photograph.
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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 3/25 '80; on verso of mount, by unknown hand, upper left in blue ink circled, crossed out in graphite: 23; upper left in blue ink: quick; center in graphite: 108; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, lower right in graphite: 2003.17.40

Wikidata ID

Q64155046

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