Subway Art. The book consists of hundreds of images of colorful graffiti on New York subway trains captured by two photographers Martha Cooper & Henry Chalfant in the 1980's, accompanied by short back stories. Subway Art provides a glimpse into what is unfortunately a bygone era when the exteriors of so many subway cars became animated canvases. Subway art is equally fascinating in its social and artistic significance.
Two gifted photographers working closely with the 'writers' of this most exciting form of urban folk art have documented every aspect of its development: its origins, styles and techniques, vocabulary and conventions, the philosophy of the artists and the hostility their work arouses.