Blade: King of Graffiti

BLADE has already told his life story through graffiti. Now, more than forty years into his career and armed with an incredible memory, BLADE sits down with Chris Pape to reflect on growing up in the Bronx in the turbulent 1970s, and recounts the highs and lows of his storied career, holding nothing back. BLADE is considered The King of Graffiti because, by 1980, after painting 5,000 wildly creative trains, he stopped counting. This book parallels the New York graffiti movement almost from its inception, moving through its glory years in the mid-1970s, when BLADE earned his title, and ending in the global art scene, where he remains a major presence. BLADE helped New York graffiti become internationally famous by making it look fun, and, for reasons of quantity, quality, and, perhaps above all, for sheer spirit, BLADE may very well be the most popular graffiti artist with his peers.

Author: Roger Gastman, Steven Ogburn
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 06/28/2014
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.45lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.90w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780764346613
ISBN10: 076434661X
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Graffiti & Street Art
- Art | Techniques | General
- Art | American | General

About the Author
Chris Pape was born in 1960. He grew up on the upper west side of Manhattan where he watched the birth of the graffiti movement. He currently lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Elsa, and their kids, Cora and Dash.