Graffiti Books

Comprehensive overview of the history of New York City Graffiti dating back to the late 1960s Interviews with dozens of artists from many generations.

Book documents graffiti in its earliest stages during the late 1960s and early 1970s in New York City and Philadelphia. Features indepth interviews with many of the movement's most notable participants.

Photographs of New York City graffiti prior to 1974. This was the first major publication on the topic of subway graffiti. An essay on graffiti legends CAY 161 and JUNIOR 161 is featured as well as an extremely famous subway painting by STAY HIGH 149.

Follow up collection of Jon Naar's photo collection featuring street and subway graffiti prior to 1974

Stewart documents subway art in earliest and most evolutionary stages in great detail. Features interviews notable artists.

In Classic Hits, Bronx natives Alan Fleisher (ALE) and Paul Iovino (SKAY) talk about where it all started, drawing on their first hand knowledge of graffiti culture and continued friendship with other pioneers to create the most visual book on early 1970s graffiti ever published, including essays and quotations from the greats of the era.

An amazing collection of rare photographs of a little-documented time period. The book features works by some of the most influential artists of the era.

Late 1970s early 1980s New York City subway graffiti paintings. This book is credited with being a key element in triggering graffiti movements across the world. Often referred to as the graffiti Bible.

This book documented early graffiti art movements across the globe. The book proved to be an additional catalyst for the expansion of graffiti movement world-wide.

Many previously unpublished photos by Martha cooper featuring New York City subway graffiti from the late 1970s and early 80s.

Authentic first–person accounts from the graffiti artists whose creative genius fueled the movement from late 1970s and early 1980s New York.

Excelent collection of photographs of New York City subway graffiti covering the early to late 1980s.Shot by brothers Paul and Kenny Cavaleri

Insider's view into the contemporary graffiti and street-art scenes, as well as their antecedents.

Comprehensive look at the history of modern graffiti in the United States.

Amazing collection of photos of late 1980s subway graffiti in New York City.

A look at the history of the Morris Park Crew from the perspective of founding member John SLIP Lorne.

First hand accounts of one of the city's most dominate crews from the mid to late 1980s.

Fantastic collection of graffiti on the IND and BMT divisions in New York City. Mostly rare photos undocumented or published elsewhere

Features photos of the peak of the 2000s graffiti wall mural movement, along with comentary from the artists.

An observation of the history of freight train graffiti in the United States.

New York graffiti writers who cut their teeth painting trains in the '70s and '80s transfer Old Skool street art to a more permanent, collectible medium in this book, using transit maps, instead of subway cars, as canvases.

A visual account of the birth of graffiti and street art, showcasing works collected by preeminent artist Martin Wong.

First book to examine figurative elements in graffiti art: It traces the history of key characters from the earliest examples by writers such as Stay High, Cliff 159 and Blade, to those of later masters like Mode 2, Doze and Tack.

Stelar collection reproduces selections from the actual black books that graffiti artists use to perfect and share their work.