News Tagged: Vintage

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    MOCA TV "Art In The Streets" David Em - Graffiti Fever (1978)

    Director David Em introduces his film, Graffiti Fever (1978), about 1970s Los Angeles graffiti artists featuring vintage footage of Chaz Bojorquez among other pioneer LA graffiti artists and writers about what motivates their work.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday February 11, 2013

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    Throwback Thursday: Vintage Connecticut 1980's 3A Crew

    Coming deep from the archives, these historical flicks capture the deep history of Connecticut graffiti and the roots of the 3A crew. Check out some classic pieces dating back to 1984.

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday February 07, 2013

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Classic SP.One Truck from 1993

    Here is our 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. One of the best all around writers, and a pretty damn good artist too, this is a dope shot of a vintage truck painted nearly 20 years ago by SP.One in 1993.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday August 07, 2012

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    Throwback Thursday: "Welcome Back, Kotter" Opening - P.Nut 2 RIP

    For this weeks Throwback Thursday we remember P.Nut 2 and take a look back at the opening credits for the television show Welcome Back, Kotter. The image of P.Nut 2's pieces was syndicated weekly in this Welcome Back, Kotter opening.

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday July 19, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Vintage Slave TF5 Panel Piece

    Here is out 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. This is a classic train photo featuring a nice panel piece by Slave of the legendary Fabulous 5. This photo was posted in the New York City thread of the Writers Forum by nycisdead106.

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday April 19, 2012

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    1935 NYC Subway Car For Sale on eBay: Buy It Now for $75k!

    There is only one day remaining to buy yourself a piece of New York Transit history. This classic NYC Subway car built in 1935 was retired 40 years later and driven down to Florida where it has remained ever since.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday April 03, 2012

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    Throwback Thursday: Les Enfants - Footage of Rime, Chip 7, and Dr Sex from...

    This video is so dope! Shot in 2000, this is a clip of a documentary on graffiti that unfortunately never got completed. From the looks of it the filmmaker Ricardo Martinez has got some real treasures in his archives featuring interviews with Rime, Chip 7, and Dr. Sex from over a decade ago.

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday March 22, 2012

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    Video: Vintage Anti-Graffiti Campaign - Don't Do It!

    This is a great collection of old school anti-graffiti ads from the NYC subway graffiti era. Featuring The Fat Boys, Mr. Magic, The Dynamic Breakers, and a moment with Mario Van Peebles as awkward as a Herman Cain ad.

    ©12ozProphet - Saturday February 25, 2012

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    Photo: Classic New York Street Photography from nycisdead106

    Check out this beautiful collection of classic New York City street photography posted in the New York City thread of the Writers Forum by nycisdead106.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday February 22, 2012

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    Throwback: Classic Mike Giant Poster for 12ozProphet

    This Mike Giant poster for 12ozProphet is extremely rare and extremely dope! We don't even know where any copies of it are and only found one photo of it after extensive searching. Check out this classic in full after the jump!

    ©12ozProphet - Monday February 06, 2012

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    Photo: Classic ESPO Gates from the Writers Forum

    Before Stephen Powers became a household name, he painted his moniker ESPO on gates all over the city. Under the guise of graffiti removal, ESPO painted over bombed storefront gates, often in the middle of daytime and always documented them with before and after photographs. And god forbid he got stopped by the police, he would tell them the...

    ©12ozProphet - Monday February 06, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Old New York

    Today we're definitely rooting for NYC and this photograph conjured up nostalgia and pride. This bombed out white elephant train is overlooking a majestic city skyline with the World Trade Center and Statue of Liberty...

    ©12ozProphet - Sunday February 05, 2012