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Title: Interview with Edward Silverfarb and List of names of graffiti artists
Date: 1976-1978 July 10
Physical Details: 1 sound cassette ; 1 hr., 32 min., 39 sec.
Description: Recording stops and starts and has background noise. Side 01 and Side 02 00:03:31-00:08:03 recording is Jack Stewart interviewing Edward Silverfarb, the NYC Transit Authority spokesman. Discussion topics include graffiti as a problem for the Transit Authority, the extent, costs, and possible solutions for the issue. Also discussed is press coverage, publicity, and general public's interest and attitudes relating to graffiti. Side 02 recording 00:08:04-00:45:42 is Stewart reading out a list of different graffiti tag names. -- Side 02 00:00:00-00:03:30 Stewart dictates a Thank You letter after he has visited the campus and accepted the appointment as the Vice President and Provost of the Rhode Island School of Design, which took place in 1976. Date range is based on tape content and the 1978 date copied from the tape. Notes copied from the tape: Interview with Edward Silverfarb, director of Public Information at NYC Transit Authority.
Creator: Silverfarb, Edward
Forms part of: Jack Stewart papers, 1926-2010
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Edward Silverfarb and Jack Thomas Stewart. Interview with Edward Silverfarb and List of names of graffiti artists, 1976-1978 July 10. Jack Stewart papers, 1926-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Availability: This item has been digitally reformatted. It is available by requesting an appointment in the Archives of American Art's reading rooms, or in certain situations as a Reproduction Request.
Digital ID: 25996