Item Information
Title: Interview with T-168, Billy 167, Wasp I and Daze and Ambient subway sounds
Date: 1981?
Physical Details: 2 sound cassette ; 3 hr., 2 min., 54 sec.
Description: Tape 01, and Tape 02, Side 01 recording is a group of graffiti artists including T-168, Billy 167, Wasp I and Daze visiting Jack Stewart's studio, likely on November 15, 1981. Conversation flows freely, is social in nature, and topics include recollections and stories about making graffiti, other graffiti artists, the styles, designs and themes of graffiti, and history of graffiti in New York City. Conversation is supported by looking at photos and slides of graffiti photographed by Stewart. Also mentioned by name and included in the recording are Freedom, Jack, Wild Style, and Angela. Tape 02, Side 02 is an undated recording of ambient sounds of New York City subway system. No conversation or interview content is included. Notes copied from the tape: T-168, Billy 167, Wasp I, Daze in Studio, parts 1 and 2; November 15, 1981. Interviewees are not introduced on the recording. Their naming relies on notes copied from the tape.
Creator: Stewart, Jack Thomas, 1926-2005
Forms part of: Jack Stewart papers, 1926-2010
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: and Jack Thomas Stewart. Interview with T-168, Billy 167, Wasp I and Daze and Ambient subway sounds, 1981?. 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: 25999