Getting Up

Getting Up: Subway Graffiti in New York
TitleGetting Up: Subway Graffiti in New York
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1982
AuthorCastleman, Craig
PublisherThe MIT Press
CityCambridge, Massachusetts
Publication Languageeng
ISBN or ASIN Number262530511
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"Getting Up" is the term used by graffiti "artists" to describe their success in making their mark on the New York subway system. Through candid interviews, New Yorker Craig Castleman documents the inside story of the lives and activities of these young graffitists.