Subway Art

“Her book Subway Art (with Henry Chalfant) has been in print since 1984 and is affectionately called the “bible” by graffiti artists. Her next book, R.I.P.: Memorial Wall Art looks at memorial murals in NYC and Hip Hop Files 1980–1984 contains hundreds of rare, early Hip Hop photos.

We B*Girlz is an intensive look at girls and women who breakdance worldwide, and Street Play and New York State of Mind are her collections of NYC photos from the late ’70s. Tag Town shows the evolution of graffiti style from early tags to complicated pieces. Her books Going Postal and Name Tagging contain of images of graffiti and street art on postal stickers. Remembering 9/11 captures the variety of spontaneous memorials that sprang up in New York after the attack on the World Trade Center. Tokyo Tattoo 1970, published in 2011 by Dokument Press in Sweden, showcases photos she took while living in Japan in the ’70s.”

Bio and description from Urban Nation -

“Martha Cooper.” Urban Nation, 3 June 2021, https://urban-nation.com/artist/martha-cooper/.