Dondi (artist)
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- This article is about the graffiti artist. For the comic strip, see Dondi.
Donald "Dondi" White (April 7, 1961 – October 2, 1998) is considered one of the most influential graffiti artists in the history of the movement.
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[edit] History
Born in the East New York section of Brooklyn, Dondi was the youngest of 5 children. He was of African American and Italian American descent.
Graffiti became a serious part of Dondi's life in the early 70's. Dondi adopted "NACO" as his moniker, and he became a member of TOP (The Odd Partners). In 1977, Dondi created his own crew, named CIA (Crazy Inside Artists). For the next 20 odd years, Dondi became recognized as the stylistic standard, influencing a generation of graffiti writers.[1]
His most famous work was Children of the Grave part 1, 2 and 3, three whole cars in the New York subway in the years 1978-1980.
Dondi died of AIDS on October 2nd, 1998.
[edit] Legacy
Dondi had no children but left behind hundreds of paintings and drawings whose ownerships is still being disputed at present.
[edit] Further reading
- Andrew Witten and Michael White, Dondi White Style Master General: The Life of Graffiti Artist Dondi White, Regan Books (2001), ISBN 0060394277 - see Zephyr (graffiti artist)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Zephyr, http://www.graffiti.org/dondi/zeph.html "Obituary and Biography", October 8, 1998, retrieved November 12, 2006.
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