THE GRAPHITTI ARCHIVE / RESEARCH & ATTRIBUTION
The archive separates historical facts, editorial viewing notes and original teaching diagrams. Artist index panels are typeset labels, not reproductions of the artists’ lettering.
Graffiti mural by IZ the Wiz · source date: 2006-12-17
Photograph: Ale X (Alex Rando) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Original photograph and file information on Wikimedia Commons
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Painting on canvas, 24 × 36 inches, 2003 · source date: 2003
Photograph: Aziz2012 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original photograph and file information on Wikimedia Commons
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Lady Pink working on her mural at the entryway to MoMA PS1 · source date: 2025-06-13
Photograph: Moconnor271 · CC BY 4.0
Original photograph and file information on Wikimedia Commons
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Graffiti on New York City subway rolling stock, 1978 · source date: 1978
Photograph: Acabashi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original photograph and file information on Wikimedia Commons
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JonOne painting on a Thalys train for Amsterdam–Cologne route launch · source date: 2009-09-15
Photograph: urbanartcore.eu · CC BY-SA 2.0
Original photograph and file information on Wikimedia Commons
Display versions are resized and converted to WebP. Some views crop the image to fit the layout. Modified photographs retain the licence shown above. Artwork credit is separate from the photographer credit.
Selected artist, museum and historical sources. Research checked on 30 September 2026. The archive’s “what to look for” notes are editorial observations, not quotations or instructions from the artists.
The 26 centre-line constructions and their block, bubble and shadow treatments are original educational diagrams made for this archive. They illustrate basic letter construction and are not intended to represent a famous writer’s personal alphabet.
