Henry Chalfant (born January 2, 1940 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA) is a well known and highly regarded urban culture photographer and videographer most notable for his graffiti and breakdance photography and film. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sewickley is a Borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 12 miles west northwest of Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Breakdance, breaking, b-boying or b-girling is a Street dance style that evolved as part of the hip hop movement among He is highly regarded for his wide knowledge in hip hop and the underground culture.

His photos are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, The City of New York The Carnegie Institution for Science (also called the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) is a organization in the United States established to support Scientific

A graduate of Stanford University who majored in classical Greek, he co-authored the definitive account of New York graffiti art, Subway Art and a sequel on the art form's world-wide diffusion, Spray Can Art. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Chalfant co-produced and did the background research and photo-documentation for the film, Style Wars, first shown on PBS television in 1984. Style Wars is an early documentary on Hip hop culture, made by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant, made in New York City in 1983. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) He is one of the foremost authorities on New York subway art. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Other films include "Flyin' Cut Sleeves", a documentary about Bronx street gang leaders in the 1970's; "Visit Palestine: Ten Days on the West Bank", based on his visit to the occupied territories in 2000; More recently he has completed a documentary about the South Bronx, "From Mambo to Hip Hop; A south Bronx Tale". The film chronicles two generations who grew up literally on the same streets of the Bronx, NY, and both used rhythm as their form of rebellion - for the older generation of the 1950’s it was the pulsating rhythms of Cuba; for their children of the 1970’s it was the rhythms of rap.

He is married to the actress Kathleen Chalfant (née Bishop) ; they wed in 1966. Kathleen Chalfant (born January 14, 1945) is an American Actress. They have two children, David Chalfant, who is a record producer and was the bass player for the folk-rock band The Nields, and Andromache Chalfant, who is a set designer in New York. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. The Nields were a Folk-rock band who performed from 1991 to 2001.

Chalfant has stated his influences are varied:

"In College my mentor was Charles Rowan Beye, the Greek scholar. I really didn't have a mentor for my art work, but I was influenced by great sculptors I admired like David Smith and Eduardo Chillida. David Roland Smith ( March 9, 1906 - May 23, 1965) was an American Abstract Expressionist sculptor best Eduardo Chillida Juantegui (1924&ndash2002 was a Spanish Basque sculptor. For visual Anthropology, I was influenced by the ethnographic filmmaker, Jean Rouche. Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of "

Contents 1 Published works 1.1 Books 1.2 Film 2 Gallery events 3 References 4 External links

Published works

Books

• Subway Art, Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant, Thames and Hudson, London, 1984, Henry Holt, New York, 1984. Martha Cooper is an American photojournalist born in the 1940s Thames & Hudson (also Thames and Hudson and sometimes T&H for brevity are a Publisher, especially of Art and Illustrated Books London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Henry Holt may refer to Henry Holt (North Dakota politician (d
• Spraycan Art, Henry Chalfant and James Prigoff, Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 1987. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

Film

• Style Wars, a PBS documentary film with Tony Silver, New York, 1984;
• All City, a documentary about Hip-hop focusing on graffiti, New York, 1983; View it on YouTube
• Flyin' Cut Sleeves, documentary on South Bronx gangs co-produced and directed with Rita Fecher, 1993. Style Wars is an early documentary on Hip hop culture, made by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant, made in New York City in 1983. Metropolis Gold is the only album by Brooklyn hip hop duo All City, comprised of rapper J Gangsters redirects here For the computer game see Gangsters (video game. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
• Produced and directed music videos for the rap group, The Latin Empire, Puerto Rican and Proud for Atlantic Records and Asi Es La Vida, chosen as one of the ten best videos on International MTV in 1990. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
• Produced and directed Visit Palestine: Ten Days on the West Bank. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. 2002.
• Directed From Mambo to Hip Hop: A Bronx Tale, 2006, a documentary on the South Bronx produced by City Lore Inc.

Gallery events

• "Ten Years: 1977-1987", The Prosper Gallery, New York, 2002.
• "hip hop display at the Experience Music Project", Seattle, Washington 2000. Hip hop is a Subculture, which is said to have begun with the work of DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, and Afrika Bambaattaa
• "Urban Mythologies", the Bronx Museum, New York, 1999.
• "Hip Hop: A Cultural Expression", The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, Ohio; 1999. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
• "Art of the American Century Part ll", Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1999. The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney" harbors one of the most important collections of 20th century American art
• "Urban Mythologies", The Bronx Museum, New York, 1999.
• "Since the Harlem Renaissance, 50 Years of Afro-American Art", Bucknell University, 1985. Bucknell University is a Private university located along the West Branch Susquehanna River in the rolling countryside of Central Pennsylvania in the
• Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C. 1984. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an Art museum located in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• "Content, a Contemporary Focus 1974-1984".
• "The Comic Art Show", Whitney Downtown, New York, 1983.
• Addison - Ripley Gallery, Washington, D. C. 1991.
• Instituto de Cultura Norteamericana, Barcelona, 1985. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia
• Riverside Studios, London, 1985.
• Canton art Institute, Canton, Ohio, 1981. Canton is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Stark County.
• "Graffiti in New York", OK Harris, New York, 1980.

References

• Henry Chalfant @149st - Very brief bio.
• "Henry Chalfant: Granddaddy of the Graff Flik," by Vee Bravo, in Stress Magazine, no. 13, 1998.
• New York Folklore Society 2001-02 Documentary Heritage Project Documenting Hip Hop - Biography and other collection information.
• E-mail interview with Henry Chalfant. Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving

External links

• Henry Chalfant at the Internet Movie Database
• BackJumps No. 19 - Brief interview, contains photo of Chalfant throwing up graffiti.
• Hip-hop snapshots - contains an audio interview with Henry Chalfant.

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