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dc.coverage.spatialCreation Site: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North and Central America,en_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 1994-2000 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorGilchrist, Scotten_US
dc.date1994-2000en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-28T14:24:04Z
dc.date.available2013-03-28T14:24:04Z
dc.date.issued1994-2000en_US
dc.identifier203745en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1117en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/111704
dc.descriptionAnonymous graffiti text art in Toronto, Canada; [Photographed in Toronto, Canada, ca. 1994-2000]. Term applied to an arrangement of institutionally illicit marks in which there has been an attempt to establish some sort of coherent composition; such marks are made by an individual or individuals (not generally professional artists) on a wall or other surface that is usually visually accessible to the public. They may range from a few simple marks to compositions that are complex and colourful. Motives for the production of such marks may include a desire for recognition that is public in nature, and/or the need to appropriate a public space or someone else's private space for group or individual purposes. Graffiti are recognized as a way of dealing with problems of identification in overcrowded or self-denying environments, and are an outlet through which people may choose to publish their thoughts, philosophies or poems. Illegitimate counterparts to the paid, legitimate advertisements on billboards or signs, graffiti utilize the walls of garages, public toilets and gaol cells for their clandestine messages. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/2/2008)en_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectcontemporary (1960 to present)en_US
dc.subjectGraffitien_US
dc.subjectStreet arten_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.titleGraffiti Art: Collection B, Texten_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode6A3-G-2-A30en_US
vra.culturalContextCanadianen_US
vra.techniquepainting and painting techniquesen_US
vra.worktypepainting (visual work)en_US
vra.worktypegraffito (writing)en_US
dc.contributor.displayScott Gilchrist (Canadian photographer, born 1960)en_US


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