Artist Unknown, Artist

Description

Aerosol mural on a square indentation of an exterior wall depicts a writer (graffiti artist) wearing a mask to prevent inhalation of noxious fumes from paint. On his fingers are "tips", the specialized nozzles used by writers to create different effects with spraypaint. The image renders illegible a piece behind it. Text on the upper edge of the indentation reads, "To My Family There.. ..Is None Highr. [sic]"The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: James Prigoff c/o California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Library – CEMA, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106 Phone: (805) 893-8563, E-mail: cema@library.ucsb.edu

Record Contributed By

UC Santa Barbara, Library, Department of Special Research Collections

Record Harvested From

California Digital Library