Nation of Graffiti Artists Gifts For more of New York’s

For more of New York’s rich stories

and truly original photography for the “bumpers”—portraits of the host or musical guest that transition the show to and from commercial breaks

iconic American musician and daughter of Broadway star John Raitt

In recent years

photographs as well as images taken inside Rikers Island

Nation of Graffiti Artists Gifts For more of New York’sNOGA, or Nation of Graffiti Artists was the utopian vision of Jack Pelsinger, who begged the city for a studio where kids of all talent levels could further their interests in the arts. The 1970s were a time in New Yorks history where a request like this could be accommodated, the city leased the group a run down storefront for $1 dollar a month in 1974. Like moths drawn to a light, the kids showed up, hundreds of them. A ragtag bunch of teenagers