The listing, R. I. P. Memorial Wall Art by Martha Cooper and Joseph Sciorra (in EUC) has ended.
Up for auction is the book "R. I. P. Memorial Wall Art" by Martha Cooper and Joseph Sciorra. Book is in excellent used condition. Paperback, 96 pp, Urban Culture/Art theme. Only read one time.
The book's description reads:
R. I. P. is a brilliant collection of photographs documenting the best of New York City's memorial murals painted for the victims of tragic and untimely deaths. A new generation of graffiti artists has hit the streets and is decorating neighborhood walls with this innovate public art. These vibrant murals, commissioned by friends and families of the victims, commemorates the casualties of shootings, accidents, arguments, police killings, and drug-related turf wars.
R. I. P. contains striking photos of memorial walls from Harlem and the Lower East Side, the South Bronx and Brooklyn, together with the moving stories behind them. These painted walls guarantee that the dead are not forgotten, for a violent and sometimes indifferent city has also spawned a rich, pulsating art form.
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