At the Museum of the City of New York On the Front Lines: Graffiti’s Documenters

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    When:
    June 17, 2014 all-day
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    Museum of the City of New York
    1220 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029
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    Museum of the City of New York

    At the Museum of the City of New York

    On the Front Lines: Graffiti’s Documenters

    Tuesday, June 17 at 6:30 pm

    Join legendary photographers Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant, Flint Gennari, and Jon Naar for a conversation about their work documenting graffiti writing in the 1970s and 1980s. The photographers will share evocative images and dramatic stories from the field with moderator and artist/author Jay J.SON Edlin. Co-sponsored by the International Center of Photography.

    Presented in conjunction with City as Canvas: Graffiti Art from the Marting Wong Collection and co-sponsored by Flavorpill.
    Free for Museum members; $12 students/seniors; $16 general public.

    For more information, or to order tickets by phone, please call 917.492.3395.