A brief history of graffiti - Kelly Wall
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Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls – graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it’s nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it’s raised the same questions we debate now: Is it art? Is it vandalism? Kelly Wall describes the history of graffiti.
You are walking along a city street and notice an open wall covered with graffiti, or as you drive through a local town, you notice the railroad overpass has been “tagged.” What is your initial response? Has this lesson changed your thoughts about this? Describe some local graffiti you may have seen in your area of the world.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Kelly Wall
- Script Editor Mia Nacamulli
- Director Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Animator Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Narrator Julianna Zarzycki
