Dutch Graffiti Library | Collection

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Vibes by Noah TFP AOK from NYC early '90s at the skateramp Museumplein Amsterdam. Cece on top. @haonmcdonutz #dutchgraffitilibrary @uncleclydetributepage #vibesamsterdam #amsterdamgraffiti #graffitihistory

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On display Graffiti Culture & record sleeves. At our new location DGL @denimcity_ams We are ready! Waiting for the adjusted Covid restrictions.

#ondisplay #graffitihistory #graffiticultureandrecordsleeves #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitirecordsleeves @alankets @museumofgraffiti #graffitihistory #urbanheritage

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Today's mailman surprise by @micklarock01 She's taking us back to the early days of xerox copy sketch trading by post with these fresh 2021 Mickey TFP TMB CFH sketches. Highly appreciated! #dutchgraffitilibrary #mickeytfp #graffitihistory #xeroxgraffiti

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'Before the internet' and 'Dam throwback' two new zines shown classic and also unknown stuff out of the analog archives of @amsterdamgraffiti published by @u.dig_official

#amsterdamgraffiti #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitihistory #graffitizine #graffitimagazine

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From graffiti on the street to exhibitions in renowned museums. Jasper Krabbé (Jaz CTK) - Cover magazine FD Persoonlijk Stijlspecial De man. April 3, 2021. @krabbejasper @fdpersoonlijk #dutchgraffitilibrary #jazctk #unitedstreetartists

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High (RIP) and Rhyme, '89/'90s Amsterdam

#dutchgraffitilibrary #highrip #rhymegvb #godsviciousbabies #amsterdamgraffiti #tramsamsterdam

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What do you read? Urban Heritage issue 3 tabloid with 16 pages Stories, inspiration and graffiti heritage text in English. #dutchgraffitilibrary #urbanheritage #graffitihistory #dontsleeponthisone

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Fresh from the DGL the Urban Heritage #03 + Poster set 'Graffiti culture & record sleeves’ #dutchgraffitilibrary #urbanheritage #dontsleeponthisone #limited

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Out now published by DGL the Urban Heritage - #03 Tabloid A3 Full colour
16 pages with stories, inspiration and graffiti heritage

Beware also 15 special packages available: Urban Heritage #03 + Poster set 'Graffiti culture & record sleeves’ size A2 Full colour

Under the roof of Denim City, located in the renovated old tram depot De Hallen Amsterdam, Dutch Graffiti Library put graffiti on the map as cultural heritage. With this new publication we share stories, context and inspiration for people, brands and organizations. We believe in connecting with the next generation based on the mentality of the past and the movements of today.

Link in bio.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #urbanheritage #graffitihistory #denimcity

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Angel Zap Vampirella, Amsterdam Vondelbrug 1985

#dutchgraffitilibrary @the.gamesmith @zaprecordsamsterdam #angelctk #zapctk #amsterdamgraffiti #graffitihistory #graffiticulture

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JOHAN RIP
24 maart 2016

The greatest of all! Culture! Heritage! A way of life!
Johan thanks for then, for now and later..

On display in this post a fresh T-shirt added to the DGL collection. A @footballculture_com - collab with the Amsterdam based Hans de Tweede! JOHAN. 100% Football Culture | Graffiti Heritage.

@footballculture_com @johancruyff @hans.de.tweede #dutchgraffitilibrary

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Shoe Jan. Volt by USA Shoe and Shoe Yan. Vondelpark Amsterdam 1985/86 "When American artist Keith Haring, then 27, comes to the Netherlands for his first solo exhibition in Amsterdam in the spring of 1986, he doesn’t spend all his time at the Stedelijk Museum. He goes out to, into the city, making friends with graffiti-writers Shoe and Jan near his hotel. With his vibrant bouncy figures and easy going attitude Keith is a perfect match." Keith Haring Amsterdam Notes. #dutchgraffitilibrary @nielsshoemeulman @janrothuizen #amsterdamgraffiti #graffitihistory #graffiticulture #urbanheritage

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Cat22 CTK GVB 1987

#dutchgraffitilibrary #cat22 #crimetimekings #graffitihistory #graffitiking #amsterdamgraffiti

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Boundary breaking graffiti writer CES53 publishes first time overview of his artwork, embodying 40 years of work.

“Ces53 - CLOWN / MASTER MANIPULATOR / ANARCHIST / IDIOT / LEGEND / STYLEMASTER / FREAK / FOOL / BOUNDARY BREAKER / ARTIST” depicts a huge selection of Ces53 his artwork. Drawings, paintings, sculptures, legal, illegal, shocking and beautiful. All compiled in a 400 page full colour, hard cover bound book. With nearly 2000 photos probably the first graffiti writer showcasing such a large body of work in one object. ‘Being the first’ isn’t new to Ces53; he was the first to paint a train from left to right, top to bottom in the Netherlands, he was the one making train writing a true crusade in the Netherlands, he was the first to paint a train in Belgium, to most non-Germans he is the one that put Berlin on the map as a graffiti playground. Until we recently found out he wasn’t, but for 25 years we all thought that he was the first Dutchie to paint a train in New York. Ces53 was the first in jail for graffiti for longer than a night or two in the Netherlands. He ignited train graffiti as a true believe, and inspired the notorious MSN crew, and many others in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe to pour oil on the fire he started. Besides all the facts, Ces53 is a true and original when it comes to authenticity and style; the shapes, the characters, the colours…it is all his own. His work from childhood until recent graffiti on trains is now available in a carefully designed book. With text contributions by Milk, Poet, Eras, Sento, Cat22 and many more.

The book will be published in one limited run of 1000 copies only.

(53 of them, for the true collector, come with a unique hand drawn dust jacket. - not for sale in retail)

Screen printed hardcover

Size: 230x320mm

400 pages full colour

One limited run of 1000 copies

@axis_ces53_angelphase #ces53book

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The classic golden letter serie MESS by Delta INC, early 90s Amsterdam subways. Not sure if the last one is ever finished or maybe done twice...?

@boris_tellegen #dutchgraffitilibrary #amsterdamgraffiti #amsterdamsubway

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Another fine Amsterdam GVB public transport map added to the collection by Gods Vicious Bomb Steady Vandal Brush 2021. @brusher_one #dutchgraffitilibrary #amsterdamgraffiti #graffitimap

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New zines ‘Copycats’ and ‘Sketchy People’ by @u.dig_official A visual impression from the huge trend in graffiti culture when writers photocopied eachothers blackbook pages. In this 80’s era, pre internet, this was a great way to spread styles and socialize while trading or selling eachother photocopies. It was common for people to add their tags or stamp to the photocopies. The early days of getting cheap fame. Writers from all over the Netherlands send eachother packages with copies. This phenomenon spread to other European countries and had a huge style influence on Dutch graffiti. ‘Copycats’ includes known and unknown writers and gives a good view of what went down during those founding years.

Txt post from @mrgraffiti_shop #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitizine #xeroxgraffiti

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Blondie - Rapture 7” on Chrysalis records 1981. ...
Fab Five Freddy told me everybody's high
DJ's spinnin' are savin' my mind
Flash is fast, Flash is cool
Francois sez fas, Flashe' no do
And you don't stop, sure shot

@leequinones #dutchgraffitilibrary @fab5freddy @
#recordsleeve #blondierapture @blondieofficial #graffitiheritage

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STRAAT Session / Kroonjuwelen Revisited
15 years later

On Thursday, March 11, STRAAT Museum celebrate the 15th anniversary of Kroonjuwelen. A movie from 2006 that documents through rare video footage the Dutch graffiti scene development from 1978 to 2005.

@straatmuseum are organizing a panel with leading characters from Kroonjuwelen to talk more about where the scene came from, how it was at the time of the documentary and how it is now, 15 years later.

This talk is going to be live streamed from STRAAT Museum Youtube channel on 11/03 at 6pm (Dutch time). Be there!

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Diggin 'in the crates with dusty photo negative stripes and scanning photos that were not printed 30 years ago. Stalingrad Paris 1987 and 1988.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #stalingradparis #graffitihistory #graffiticulture

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The first 2 magazines of the new publisher @u.dig_official are a fact. The issue are titled 'City of freedom Magazine' and 'Stick up kids Magazine'. Both give a visual insight into the graffiti culture. Both issues were made in a limited number of copies.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitizine #newyorkgraffiti #amsterdamgraffiti

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New York City Graffiti - The Destiny Children

This true story and retrospective documents the life and times of members of The Destiny Children (TDC) graffiti crew from 1985 to 2000. From Long Island, New York, The Destiny Children/Unlimited Styled Artists commemorate the 25-year history of the crew and their impact on the New York City subway graffiti era. @domenyny

#dutchgraffitilibrary #destinychildren #newyorkgraffiti thanks to @mrgraffiti_nl

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Mickey TFP 2020 Amsterdam GVB subway map. The Fantastic Partners Mick la Rock @micklarock01 Added this fresh one to the DGL collection. #dutchgraffitilibrary #mickeytfp

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Inspired by two forms of pure heritage. Jacket with backpiece made by @flowidaflo a student of the Jean School International; A one year course for (international) students to become professional Denim Developers

Dutch Graffiti Library collection offers stories, context and inspiration for people, brands and organizations. We believe in connecting with the next generation based on the mentality of the past and the movements of today.

#jeanschool #jeans #denim #brighterblu #roc #rocamsterdam #Houseofdenim #denimcity #dehallen #denimjacket #graffitiheritage #dutchgraffitilibrary

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@denimcity_ams

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it's Saturday morning .. breakfast with the newspaper on the table ..

Urban Heritage - #01 and #02
Tabloid A3 Full colour
12 and 16 pages with stories, inspiration and graffiti heritage

Special introduction: online sale of 50 packages

Under the roof of Denim City, located in the renovated old tram depot De Hallen Amsterdam, Dutch Graffiti Library put graffiti on the map as cultural heritage. With this new publication we share stories, context and inspiration for people, brands and organizations. We believe in connecting with the next generation based on the mentality of the past and the movements of today.

Link in bio.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #urbanheritage #graffitihistory #graffititabloid

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Update: In times where coming together is almost impossible we continue to work on our next step. We are preparing to show collection items and collaborate with potential partners, and are taking steps to increase interest in graffiti heritage. More about Dutch Graffiti Library X ... and the new monthly publication Urban Heritage coming soon!

@denimcity_ams #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitiheritage #urbanheritage @makersunite.eu #dutchgraffitihistory #graffiticulture @sanne.van.doorn @richard_1971_ #nextstep

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D-structive Artform by Jaz and Stylez. Weteringcircuit Amsterdam 1986. Picture by Cat22 collection DGL #dutchgraffitilibrary @krabbejasper @style.ctk.gvb.mokum #amsterdamgraffiti #jazctk #crimetimekings

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Dutch Gems Vol.2 - 6 exclusive Dutch early 90's tracks selected by Chriz the Wiz from dusty demotapes and obscure releases. Restored and mastered by NL's finest Ivo Statinski for vinyl legacy. Including a 20+ page A5 magazine with interviews and background knowledge with artwork by AZHQone and design by Remko Koopman.

released February 1, 2021 @dj_manyfast_dutchgems

Curated by @thewizchriz
Coverart by: @azhqone
Text & Interviews by: Chriz the Wiz
Design by: Remko Koopman
Mastering by: @statinski_mastering
Concept by: @dj_manyfast_dutchgems

Extra DGL package with signed emphera and stuff by Angel CTK @the.gamesmith and Zedz. #dutchgraffitilibrary #dutchgems #azhq #dutchhiphop

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Uprock - Rock Steady Crew. Artwork by @dozegreen 7" - 1984

#dutchgraffitilibrary #rocksteadycrew #uprock #newyorkgraffiti #graffitiartwork

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Boris Tellegen aka DELTA - Simon Schrikker - Henny Overbeek. Dancing on the moon with tears in my eyes. Numbered #6/49 and signed. Published 2008 in relation to the expo @alice_bxl

@boris_tellegen
@henny_overbeek
@simon_schrikker #dutchgraffitilibrary #alicebrussels

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A fresh sketch by Deal ABC including a color scheme. Painted early neinthies on the Amsterdam subway. The sketch as a preliminary study for a piece to be produced at a later date. Sketches will get to the essence faster, they are spontaneous and sensitive. The artist can push his boundaries in a drawing and investigate what is important to get the job done.

One of the many sketches that the Dutch Graffiti Library has received from Arnhem writers Colt & Deal ABC. A highly appreciated collection highlight. Lived paper, one by one with a story as an exponent of the culture. We will show more of the Colt and Deal files in the nearby future.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #dealabc #coltabc @iemand_smintje @intermolecularspace #amsterdamgraffiti #arnhemgraffiti #graffitihistory #urbanheritage

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Dondi White NYC 1993 as seen and signed by the fondly remembered Ricky Powell aka @thelazyhustler. Rest In Peace.

Powell spent the Eighties and Nineties documenting New York City’s vibrant downtown music and arts scenes. Thanks to @o.d.gallery #dutchgraffitilibrary #rickypowell #dondiwhite

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Fresh arrival @escapizmmagazine issue four. Capturing the first and one of the most essential expressions of the culture; tags and bombing. Featuring writers like Vendex, Shy and many more. Don't sleep on this one.

#escapizm #graffitihistory #dutchgraffitilibrary #graffitibombing

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Sense TSF, TDC, RCV, NNN The Hague-based member of a number of legendary graffiti crews. Style master responsible for iconic color productions but also stylish silver pieces along the tracks in The Hague.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #thehaguegraffiti
#thesplitforce
#graffitihistory

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When American artist Keith Haring, then 27, comes to the Netherlands for his first solo exhibition in Amsterdam in the spring of 1986, he doesn’t spend all his time at the Stedelijk Museum. He goes out, to into the city, making friends with teenage graffiti-artists near his hotel. With his vibrant bouncy figures and easy going attitude Keith is a perfect match...

The Dutch adventures of Keith Haring
Amsterdam notes
Published by Dutch Graffiti Library
First edition of 750 copies
128 pages
Text in English
Paperback, unfold cover

Still copies available, check our website.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #keithharing
#amsterdamnotes
#amsterdamgraffiti #graffitihistory #graffiticulture #newyorkgraffiti

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Sure GVB INC - Watching my name go by... late eighties and early ninethies Amsterdam. Capturing the essence of writing during the years that in retrospect can be seen as the most exciting and unique period of the Amsterdam subway and tram graffiti culture.

#suregvb @sure_inc #godsviciousbabies #dutchgraffitilibrary #greatvisiblebombers pictures Cat22 collection DGL.

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Unwritten. Erfgoed van de Nederlandse graffiticultuur

Een nieuw project van Dutch Graffiti Library.
Samen met schrijvers, geïnteresseerde en betrokken gaan we de komende maanden een verkenning uitvoeren naar wat als waardevol cultureel (graffiti) erfgoed wordt gezien en waar dit uit bestaat.

Door de Covid maatregelen zijn de geplande fysieke bijeenkomsten even on hold tot betere tijden. We ontwikkelen nu een digitaal alternatief om gedachten, verhalen en zienswijze op te halen.

Meer weten of geïnteresseerd? Check onze site.

Unwritten. Erfgoed van de Nederlandse graffiticultuur is een initiatief van Dutch Graffiti Library en is (mede) mogelijk gemaakt door het Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie. Het Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie ondersteunt initiatieven die meedoen aan cultuur stimuleren.

@fondsvoorcultuurparticipatie

#cultuurmaken #cultuurmakers #cultuurparticipatie #cultuureducatie #dutchgraffitilibrary #unwritten_dutchgraffitilibrary #unwritten_dgl

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Marc Oosting – META.HEAVY
The world of freight train painting is massive. there are many freights. there are many compelled to paint freights. there are many documenting freights. for private pleasure. for collecting. for completing the archive. for telling the truth. to shine light upon what is out there. one freight after another. and another. and another.

meta.heavy brings together a strict selection of documented painted freights unlocking a world hidden in quantity.

Design Geert Jan mulder, published by @boris_tellegen

www.apaperbook.com
@marc_oosting

#dutchgraffitilibrary #metaheavy #freighttraingraffiti

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King El Soré making his mark on society for more than 35 years now. The Leiden based pioneer and founder of the Masters Philosophy is never slippin. Your favorite writer his favorite writer. GVB MP LHC RSWC Badboyz representing.

#godsviciousbabies @godsviciousbabies #mastersphilosophy #elsore #soré #dutchgraffitilibrary #leidengraffiti #leidenhardcore

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Early 90s wholecar by Set and Djoez RSR. During the prelude to what we can now call the most exciting years of the Amsterdam subway graffiti.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #setmsn #rsr #amsterdamgraffiti #wholecar

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Gasp INC CTK TBH leaves his mark on Amsterdam's public transport and showing us the essence of writing in the eighties and early neinthies.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #crimetimekings #amsterdamgraffiti #subwaygraffiti #gasp

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We are proud to announce our first step of 2021! Under the roof of Denim City, located in the renovated old tram depot De Hallen Amsterdam, we put graffiti on the map as cultural heritage.

From this historic location where different stories come together, we take the next step with Dutch Graffiti Library. By showing work, sharing knowledge and actively looking for collaboration, we create interest in graffiti heritage.

Information and timeline coming soon...

Dutch Graffiti Library
Urban heritage

#dutchgraffitilibrary #denimcity @denimcity_ams @dehallenamsterdam_official #graffitihistory #graffiticulture #urbanheritage @sanne.van.doorn @richard_1971_

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RSR Ruling Over Suckers by Djoez, Sceme, Doc and Sims, Amsterdam 1990. Hidden gem out of the archives of the early neinthies Amsterdam subway graffiti.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #rsr #amsterdamgraffiti #windowdown #subwaygraffiti

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Cat22 in 1985 painted trackside at the end of the tunnel from Wibautstraat Station towards Amstel station in the Amsterdam East district. Subway passing to the Gein destination. On the left a fresh Uro piece.

Pictures by Cat22, collection DGL
#dutchgraffitilibrary #cat22 #amsterdamgraffiti #crimetimekings

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A look back at 2020. A year with inspiring collaborations and realized projects. Thanks to everyone who follows our Instagram and provides additional information. It was the year of the ABC graffiti heritage of the urban environment exhibition @abchaarlem, launch of the book The Dutch adventures of Keith Haring Amsterdam notes, the inspiring collaboration with @micklarock01 during the making of the book Graffiti in the Kempering and to get teamed up with @ruyzdael again.

Everyone a healthy and creative start of the new year. We hope to shake hands again in 2021.

Shown here is our own Kempering version signed by various writers from the Bijlmer. ABC photos and the Haring book. #dutchgraffitilibrary #happynewyear
#graffitihistory #graffitiheritage

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2020 GSD marker sketches by the fresh @bicergsd and @farao_gsd both front runners of the game. Added to the collection. Appreciated. #dutchgraffitilibrary #faraogsd#amsterdamgraffiti

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Christmas is the time of wishes, gifts and stories. These three aspects come together in the most legendary Christmas train ever sprayed. The 1976 Christmas 10 car wholetrain by @leequinones and The Fabulous 5ive. A true Christmas story of friendship and an amazing gift to the people of New York. Published in the book Getting Up Subway Graffiti in New York by Craig Castleman, 1984 by MIT press. The ultimate true on facts based Christmas story.

"At Fifty-ninth, the people saw it, at Eighty-sixth there wasn't a big crowd, but at 125th, wow! It stopped right up to the platform so that you didn't get a long view, you had to walk in right through the pieces. The station was packed and people were walking into the pieces with their eyes open, like “Wow, man.” It was nice to have it pull up right in front of you and then to get inside of it with the windows all painted. They probably didn't know it was graffiti; they probably thought the city was doing something good for a change. "

Shown here a 1983 Volkskrant the Netherlands article about NYC subway graffiti wit a detailed picture of the Santa claus painted on one of the cars. Check also today's post @leequinones

#dutchgraffitilibrary #subwayart #christmaswholetrain #fabulousfive

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For Dr.Boogie by Shoe USA CTK Amsterdams, 1985. A strange almost abstract painting on canvas done by @nielsshoemeulman back in the days. Signed on the back Shoe USA CIA. The Mark tags and the signing with the green marker isn't done by Shoe. Also mention the name Mark Morgan. We do know that this canvas is @paradisoadam related, the Amsterdam Dutch music venue and cultural centre. No other bells are ringing. Our thoughts that this one was done as a gift for an artist named Dr.Boogie.... any information please share.

#dutchgraffitilibrary #nielsshoemeulman #amsterdamgraffiti #graffitihistory #graffiticanvas

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