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Caleb Neelon Traces Graffiti's Hidden History in New Book

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By Greg Cook

Boston Phoenix | April 6, 2011

In a proliferating library of graffiti books, the 410-page The History of American Graffiti stakes a major claim at being the definitive history of the art form. And it's astonishingly illustrated by hundreds of snapshots, mostly by the artists themselves.

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Tags: graffiti, street art, Caleb Neelon, The History of American Graffiti, art books

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